Health

February 3, 2023 9:02 AM

'We’re still gonna say no': Inside UnitedHealthcare’s effort to deny coverage to chronically ill patient

After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.

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February 3, 2023 3:05 AM

Manufacturer recalls eye drops after possible link to bacterial infections

EzriCare artificial tears are suspected to be the cause of an outbreak of the VIM-GES-CRPA strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which the CDC said is the first outbreak of its kind in the U.S.

by Ayana Archie

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February 2, 2023 1:03 PM

U medical school vice dean on why school leaders oppose Sanford-Fairview merger

Dr. Bevan Yueh is the CEO of the University of Minnesota Physician Group and vice dean of clinical affairs at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk more about the concerns of the medical school leaders and staff.

by Alanna Elder, Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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February 2, 2023 12:02 PM

A single-shot treatment to protect infants from RSV may be coming soon

The illness sends tens of thousands of babies to the hospital each year. If approved, the new injection would be the first broadly available prevention tool.

by Tarryn Mento

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February 1, 2023 4:00 AM

Native Americans left out of 'deaths of despair' research

During the time that deaths from addiction and suicide among white Americans rose by about 9 percent, deaths among Native Americans shot up by about 30 percent, a new study shows.

by Rhitu Chatterjee

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January 31, 2023 2:46 PM

MN bill aims to create legal refuge for trans youth seeking gender-affirming care

Minnesota legislators began reviewing a bill that protects access to health care for trans youth, a move that the author says is a historic first. At the Tuesday hearing, several parents of trans youth spoke in support of the bill.

by Michelle Wiley and Nicole Ki

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January 31, 2023 11:10 AM

Nursing home owners drained cash while residents deteriorated, state filings suggest

As the U.S. government debates whether to require higher staffing levels at nursing homes, financial records show some owners routinely push profits to sister companies while residents are neglected.

by Jordan Rau

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January 31, 2023 5:30 AM

How the pandemic changed the rules of personal finance

A new book says the Great Resignation was really the Great Reshuffle.

by Paddy Hirsch

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January 31, 2023 4:00 AM

COVID response turns another corner: MN test to treat sites are no more

The Minnesota Department of Health has closed COVID testing sites that people once visited in droves. But the agency said use of the sites at places like St. Paul's Midway neighborhood and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport had dropped.

by Michelle Wiley