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Plaintiffs want UnitedHealth to review denied mental health claims

Plaintiffs want UnitedHealth to review denied mental health claims

The attorneys who sued UnitedHealth Group for too aggressively denying coverage for behavioral health care want the judge who sided with them to force the company to reprocess denied claims under less restrictive coverage guidelines.
by Alisa Roth

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Lawmakers try to dislodge opioid response bill

Lawmakers try to dislodge opioid response bill

Lawmakers generally agree on a plan but are negotiating over who will pay and for how long to respond to the addiction epidemic which has claimed hundreds of lives in Minnesota.
by Brian Bakst

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Breaking the cycle of disinvestment in lower-income communities

Breaking the cycle of disinvestment in lower-income communities

It's not uncommon for people who want to start businesses in lower-income neighborhoods to have trouble getting bank loans. But increasingly, there are investors looking specifically to help businesses in those areas.
by Claire Trageser

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Dakota aim to reclaim Fort Snelling and its difficult history

Dakota aim to reclaim Fort Snelling and its difficult history

The Minnesota Historical Society wants to make its sites more inclusive of all histories, and an example of its efforts came at an event for the Dakota community at Fort Snelling.
by Cody Nelson

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Teachers begin to see unfair student loans disappear

Teachers begin to see unfair student loans disappear

The Department of Education is expanding a fix to its troubled TEACH Grant program, giving millions of dollars of grant money back to public school teachers working in the country's neediest schools.
by Chris Arnold and Cory Turner

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What's in a name? Ask your legislator

What's in a name? Ask your legislator

Lawmakers are struggling this year with what to call a lot of things -- from a lake in Minneapolis to some parks to a bridge.
by Brian Bakst

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