Health Insurance

The healthcare companies announced the merger on Sept. 29, 2026. The combined company would include 22 hospitals and over 135 clinics in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

Federal safety net program cuts are on the minds of economists with new data on last year's median incomes, official poverty rate and holistic poverty rate.

The state’s Medicaid program, which insures many low-income, disabled, elderly and pregnant residents, is on track to jump 40% from 2025 to 2029 to $29 billion.

The feds say they need more documentation from those states to support some Medicaid claims for services that are at high risk for fraud.

The state abruptly paused payment to thousands of care providers in May in a rush to meet a federal deadline.

Rising health care costs are stressing K-12 teachers whose pay is already estimated to lag similarly educated professionals by more than 30%, according to a 2025 study.

The bill would require state-funded programs including Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare to cover the costs of infertility health care, such as in vitro fertilization.

Thirteen states, including Minnesota, cover weight loss medications for obesity treatments through Medicaid, according to Kaiser's 2025 Medicaid budget survey.

A new statewide research project created by the Legislature is connecting the dots in trying to make health care affordable for everyone.

Survey results indicate around 116,000 more Minnesotans went without health insurance in 2025 than they did in 2023.