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MDH makes recommendations to the governor’s office based on what areas data shows a need. The health commissioner then brings proposals to the governor.
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The cause is lower revenues from Medicaid and Medicare, rising personnel costs from staffing shortages, and increased demand for services. Michael Topchik, national leader for Chartis, said 43% of rural hospitals are operating in the red.
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After pushback from Minnesota lawmakers a few months ago, Sanford and Fairview delayed the merger’s deadline from March 31 to May 31, but Attorney General Keith Ellison said he wishes the date would be delayed further.
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The Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act in the Minnesota Senate addresses insufficient staffing
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Learning about your health doesn’t have to read like a colonoscopy (informative, yes, but difficult to sit through without sedation). Staying healthy is serious business, but it doesn’t have to be boring.Informative but entertaining, this must-read, head-to-toe guide provides a heapin’ helpin’ of actionable advice, so you can stop worrying about your health, do something about it, and get on with your life.
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The 2022 elections are Tuesday November 8th. In interviews, web stories, and collaborations with Lakeland Public Television, we’ll do our best to get you information on the candidates running in our region. To find out how to register and where to vote, go to MNVOTES.ORG. Up next, we, have a conversation with the DFL Challenger to Pete Stauber in Congressional District 8. It covers the northeast part of Minnesota, anchored by Duluth, the state’s 4th largest city. It also covers the Mesabi and Vermillion Iron Ranges, Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the Superior National Forest, it goes as far as Bemidji, down to the norther suburbs. It’s a huge congressional district with a lot of different people. Stay tuned for that conversation next.
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We continue to bring you conversations where people from different ideologies listen and converse with civility. Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature…
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When we talked with Karla Theilen last she was at the beginning of the pandemic of COVID-19 in one of the hardest hit places - the Navajo Nation in…
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Kyle Hedlund is Executive Director of Grand Village nursing home in Grand Rapids and was recently appointed to the Rural Health Advisory Commitee by Gov.…
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National Public Radio's Rachel Martin reported earlier this week how one rural area has more COVID-19 cases per capita than nearly any other place in the…