Health care overhaul has some clinics preparing for rush of new patients 'Obamacare' expanded Medicaid and provided some people with premium discounts through the state's new online insurance marketplace, MNsure. As a result, community health centers expect to see a 12 to 15 percent rise in the number of patients this year.January 1, 2014
Callers swamp MNsure hotline Callers have overwhelmed the online insurance marketplace's contact center, which has a capacity of 300 calls at any one time. MNsure officials say the lines were busy right away when the center opened Tuesday morning.December 31, 2013
Some Minnesota Democrats 'jittery' over health care woes It's clear at some Democrats are starting the view the Affordable Care Act as a potential political liability.
The fallout from the problems with the federal health care law has some Minnesota Democrats suggesting that they would support Republican legislation that could significantly roll back parts of the 2010 law.November 14, 2013
Obama admin. posts low health care signups Fewer than 27,000 people managed to enroll for health insurance last month in the 36 states relying on the problem-filled federal website, the White House administration says.November 13, 2013
Dayton: Americans should be able to keep insurance Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday he believes all Americans should be able to keep existing insurance plans under the new federal health care law.November 13, 2013
Insurance cancellations: The price of mending a broken system? Statistics aren't available yet, but millions of Americans whose health insurance is being canceled because their policies don't meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The cancellations are making some people angry, many anxious and opponents of the law feeling righteous.November 6, 2013
White House sidesteps on 'Obamacare' change Under growing pressure, the administration refused repeatedly to state a position Tuesday on legislation formalizing President Barack Obama's oft-stated promise that people who like their existing coverage should be allowed to keep it under the new health care law.November 5, 2013
Human Rights Watch: drones and surveillance need curbs An October 2, 2013 University of Minnesota speech by Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. Roth says drones are leading to unnecessary civilian deaths and the US drone program has supplanted Guantanamo as the major complaint against US policy in the fight to combat terrorism. He says terrorists thrive on their ability to generate animosity toward the US.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, October 28, 2013