Nurses hold strike outside HealthPartners clinic in Stillwater
Dozens of Minnesota health care workers hit the picket lines today in a fight for a new contract.
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Dozens of Minnesota health care workers hit the picket lines today in a fight for a new contract.
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans are heading for an unexpected health care hurdle.
Minnesota state officials warned the bill would cut $500 million a year in reimbursements for hospital and nursing home coverage.
President Trump's new tax cuts and budget bill is expected to have a major impact on local hospitals and nursing homes. Dr. Tyler Winkelman is a doctor at Hennepin Healthcare and an associate professor at the U of M Medical School. He joins Esme Murphy to talk about the cuts on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m.
Minnesota Director of Medicaid John Connolly joins WCCO's Esme Murphy to talk about cuts to Medicaid and its impact on Minnesotans.
A Minnesota nurses union says it has reached a tentative deal with several Twin Cities health care providers to avert a strike after months of bargaining, but adds the fight continues for its Duluth-area members.
At hospitals around the state and country, this latest vote raises the level of uncertainty over how they are going to be able to care for patients in the future.
President Trump's massive tax and spending plan is a step closer to his desk after the U.S. Senate narrowly approved its version of the bill Tuesday morning. Nearly 100,000 patients rely on that insurance option at Hennepin Healthcare. The hospital's CEO and a patient shared their concerns with WCCO's Esme Murphy.
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the structure of a federal health task force that recommends preventive medical services that must be provided to patients at no cost.
Recent shootings in Minneapolis are in line with a troubling trend they're seeing at Hennepin Healthcare. Ubah Ali takes us inside the operating room where surgeons are concerned about an increase in gun violence.
Right now, more than 15,000 nurses across the state of Minnesota are voting on whether or not to strike to fight for staffing changes in hospitals. WCCO's Marielle Mohs shares what's at stake for both sides.
State government union members came together in protest today against what they call outrageously expensive health care proposals.
Monday, nurses across the state are voting to potentially walk off the job in less than two weeks. It's an effort to put pressure on the hospitals to meet their needs. WCCO's Marielle Mohs joins live from M Health Fairview Southdale in Edina, where some of the nurses work.
Some of the nation's health insurers say they're taking steps to speed the process by which doctors approve medical care.
The Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee's law restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youth does not violate the 14th Amendment.
In some states, overturning Roe v. Wade has impacted health care for women, regardless of whether they are pregnant.
The change was a sticking point during negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, for whom repealing that law was a top priority in the divided Legislature.
For the last three weeks, key negotiators and legislative leaders in Minnesota were discussing largely behind closed doors to get all the bills ready to go for Monday's special session. Lawmakers cleared one of the biggest hurdles of the session by passing a bill that removes undocumented immigrant adults from the state health coverage program.
Allina Health doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners who work in primary care are asking for a new contract with more work-life balance. Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield explains what Allina has to say about this first-of-its-kind protest.
One of the biggest obstacles in Minnesota’s post-legislative session budget talks is the DFL Party divide over free health insurance for undocumented immigrants.
A Midwestern affiliate of Planned Parenthood says it will close four of its clinics in Minnesota and four of six in Iowa within a year.
Dozens gathered outside the Minnesota House chamber on Friday to protest a key policy change that DFL and GOP leaders agreed to, in order to ink a budget deal.
Jeff Wagner has the latest headlines and updates from WCCO.com.
From healthy to heart failure, Nancy Rajanen's thirst for life and travel helps get her through a difficult medical diagnosis.
The Stillwater City Council approved final designs and plans for a new HealthPartners Lakeview Hospital on Tuesday.
