Health Care

The enrollment start date for people who get their coverage through MNsure, Minnesota's insurance exchange through the Affordable Care Act, is Nov. 1, 2025.

The much discussed federal subsidy, whose Dec. 31, 2025, expiration strikes at the heart of the budget stalemate that led to the federal shutdown, is “only part of the answer” for mind-boggling health insurance hikes.

Plus: A winter-hardy cover crop is being explored as a sustainable jet fuel source; and the Esko girls finished 4th place at the state soccer tournament.

Plus: Attorney General Keith Ellison will be in Bemidji Tuesday, Oct. 7, for a community forum; Bemidji State University Alumni & Foundation is launching a fundraising campaign to replant the campus after the June 2025 wind storm; and the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center announces changes to its healthcare delivery services in the Brainerd Lakes area.

The Brainerd lakes area health care provider also added a full-time neurologist, has invested in oncology, and will transition hospice and home care services to a new provider.

Lakewood Health System invites the public to its new cancer center in Staples for an open house 4-6 p.m. Oct. 10, 2025.

A kickoff meeting for the group is set for Sept. 24, 2025, at the Mountain Iron Community Center. The coalition was prompted by concerning trends on the Range.

The University of Minnesota Extension is offering a series of healthy aging webinars in September, plus they offer other online resources all year long on the topic.

The Miracle-Ear Foundation is partnering with Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Tribal Public Health to offer free hearing screenings and hearing aids for up to 100 people.

Healthy people ages 18-35 can go to the Dairy Queen in Grand Rapids on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Cheek swabs will be provided to see if you can be a match to save a life.