More than $6 million in federal health care funds will come to Minnesota after all. The money was at the heart of a political skirmish between Gov. Mark Dayton and State Sen. David Hann, R-Eden Prairie.
(11/28/2011)
The federal government has given the Minnesota Board on Aging $150,000 to step up efforts to combat Medicare fraud in the state.
(11/23/2011)
The rancor grows between Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP state Sen. David Hann over the use of federal health grants.
(11/15/2011)
The Governor's task force to improve Minnesota's health care system met for the first time Monday.
(11/14/2011)
A task force met to begin the job of shaping an insurance exchange for Minnesota. The online marketplaces are a key part of the federal health care law.
(11/09/2011)
State Republican lawmakers are trying to determine their best stance towards the state-based insurance exchanges mandated as part of the health care overhaul.
(11/04/2011)
Gov. Mark Dayton issued an executive order today that establishes a new state task force on health care reform.
(10/31/2011)
A partnership between two rivals offers a glimpse of the future under a cornerstone of the federal health care overhaul.
(10/28/2011)
The federal government released much-anticipated rules today about how a centerpiece of the federal health care law will work — a program intended to spur medical providers into forming Accountable Care Organizations.
(10/20/2011)
A legal challenge to President Barack Obama's federal health care law has a major court date Thursday in Minnesota.
(10/20/2011)
Minnesota's Hospital Association, which represents most of the hospitals in the state, is applauding federal efforts to cut red tape in its Medicare and Medicaid programs.
(10/19/2011)
Through the federal stimulus and health care laws, 120 health care workers in Minnesota will receive tax free awards of up to $60,000 for serving two years in communities with limited access to health care.
(10/13/2011)
Health insurance exchanges are one of the pillars of the federal health care overhaul. Under the law, Minnesota, like all states, will eventually have an exchange -- an online marketplace where consumers and small businesses can compare and buy health plans. But there's a battle shaping up over who will design and run it.
(10/03/2011)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding Minnesota nearly $5 million to stem chronic diseases and promote healthier communities.
(09/27/2011)
Last month, some state Republican lawmakers criticized the governor for using a $4 million federal grant to prepare for an exchange without consulting the GOP-controlled legislature.
(09/21/2011)
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