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Medicare payments set to flow again to Minnesota rural hospitals after months of delay

Medicare payments set to flow again to Minnesota rural hospitals after months of delay

Incorrectly denied Medicare claims the past few months led to holdups in millions of dollars in reimbursement payments to some rural state hospitals that put at least one near the brink of closing. Officials say the problems have been fixed and money should start moving soon.
by Erica Zurek

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Interim Hennepin Healthcare leader steps down

Interim Hennepin Healthcare leader steps down

Dr. Kevin Croston resigned Wednesday. He was appointed to the position after the previous interim CEO stepped down in January.
by Erica Zurek

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Allina Health doctors, clinicians reach tentative first contract agreement

Allina Health doctors, clinicians reach tentative first contract agreement

After more than two years of negotiations, a union representing more than 600 doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners at Allina Health clinics has reached a tentative first contract agreement.
by MPR News Staff

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Nonprofit Ruby's Pantry abruptly closes all food shelf sites in Minnesota, Upper Midwest

Nonprofit Ruby's Pantry abruptly closes all food shelf sites in Minnesota, Upper Midwest

The food assistance nonprofit Ruby’s Pantry, which operated more than 80 mostly church-based food shelf sites in Minnesota and three other upper Midwest states, abruptly shut down all of its operations Wednesday. The organization cites financial difficulties.
by Hannah Yang and David Schaper

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Group homes licensed by the Health Department drive growth — and problems — in Brooklyn Park

Group homes licensed by the Health Department drive growth — and problems — in Brooklyn Park

Group homes can be licensed by the Department of Human Services or, more recently, by the Department of Health. in Brooklyn Park, which has more group homes than any other city in Minnesota, those Health Department-licensed facilities appear to be responsible for an outsize number of the police calls that the city says are overwhelming its first responders.
by Ellie Roth, Jennifer Lu and Christopher Peak

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