NINA MOINI: After the passage of President Donald Trump’s massive tax cut bill, Minnesota health care providers are assessing the impact that cuts to Medicaid could have on their facilities and patient care. An analysis by health policy research nonprofit KFF found Minnesota stands to lose $23.5 billion in federal Medicaid funding over 10 years. […]
Medicaid cuts expected to disproportionately affect rural hospitals in Minnesota
NINA MOINI: After the passage of President Donald Trump’s massive tax cut bill, Minnesota health care providers are assessing the impact that cuts to Medicaid could have on their facilities and patient care. An analysis by health policy research nonprofit KFF found Minnesota stands to lose $23.5 billion in federal Medicaid funding over 10 years. […]
Tackling the burden of medical debt
Many people are just one medical emergency away from a financial crisis. A hundred million Americans live with medical debt, or about 41 percent of adults, according to a survey by Kaiser Family Foundation. To pay off medical bills, many people have taken on other debt, including credit cards, personal bank loans, or loans from […]
Hospitalizations steady for flu, down for COVID and RSV
Last month, goats tested positive for avian influenza in Minnesota. Then dairy cows tested positive in Texas, Kansas and Michigan. Finally, a person tested positive with the bird flu in Texas. With seasonal bird migration now upon us, should you be worried? Not for your own personal health. While there have only been three small […]
Minnesota’s rural ambulance providers look to state Capitol for their own lifeline
For Dodge Center emergency medical technician Brooke Yennie, her ambulance is a vessel. “We can be on the truck and we could bring life into it, and we can be here when life is going out,” Yennie said, “So many stages of life come through here.” The Dodge Center Ambulance rig she’s worked on for […]
White Earth Chair celebrates recent successes, says land campaign will continue
During opening remarks of the White Earth Nation State of the Nation Address on Thursday at the Shooting Star Event Center, Chairman Michael Fairbanks stressed the importance of tribal sovereignty and the role it’s had in the tribe’s recent successes to the packed audience. One of the main successes Fairbanks identified was the opening of […]
What to know about the risks of the bird flu outbreak
An outbreak of bird flu is affecting dairy cows in the U.S. Charlie Neibergall/AP The recent spread of avian influenza in dairy cattle in the U.S. has startled even some scientists who’ve tracked a global outbreak of the virus over the last few years. “There’s a heap of unknowns right now,” says Richard Webby, a […]
For many Minnesota women, postpartum depression’s grip is real, but care can be elusive
Baby A’saan’s meal time is right around 5 p.m. Cassidy Romaine, his mom, settles on their couch to breastfeed surrounded by plants — greenery that Romaine, an aspiring gardener and herbalist, says helps keep her sane. At five months postpartum, Romaine’s been doing well managing a new baby and her own mental health. Her last […]
For many Minnesota women, postpartum depression’s grip is real, but care can be elusive
Baby A’saan’s meal time is right around 5 p.m. Cassidy Romaine, his mom, settles on their couch to breastfeed surrounded by plants — greenery that Romaine, an aspiring gardener and herbalist, says helps keep her sane. At five months postpartum, Romaine’s been doing well managing a new baby and her own mental health. Her last […]
For many Minnesota women, postpartum depression’s grip is real, but care can be elusive
Baby A’saan’s meal time is right around 5 p.m. Cassidy Romaine, his mom, settles on their couch to breastfeed surrounded by plants — greenery that Romaine, an aspiring gardener and herbalist, says helps keep her sane. At five months postpartum, Romaine’s been doing well managing a new baby and her own mental health. Her last […]