Health Care

More than 13,000 to be impacted in the 8th Congressional District.

The event included a presentation and open discussion of recent state legislation on mental health as well as the upcoming cuts to Medicaid and Medicare.

The need to expand services continues to grow as cuts to Medicaid and Medicare threaten the stability of rural hospitals, which already run on thin margins.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota invites members of the community to share their experiences navigating the state's mental healthcare system July 30, 2025.

Essentia Health advanced practice providers ended their strike, but Essentia still refuses to bargain as it appeals the certification of the bargaining unit.

The center welcomed its first patient on Monday, July 14, 2025. The stated goal of the center is to provide rural Minnesotans cancer treatment with a shorter drive.

For rural hospitals already operating on tiny margins, looming Medicaid cuts will dial up the financial pressures, said Jean MacDonell, president and CEO of Fairview Range hospital in Hibbing.

Over 400 nurse practitioners and physician assistants across 69 facilities from across Northern Minnesota began an open-ended unfair labor practice strike July 10, 2025.

It will be one of the only rural family medicine training programs in MN, training two physicians each year and aimed at encouraging doctors to practice in rural areas.

Essentia Health said it will suspend services at its clinics in Deerwood, Emily and Hackensack if advanced practice providers strike Thursday, July 10, 2025.