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Minnesota judge tosses COVID lab's lawsuit over costs of testing

Minnesota judge tosses COVID lab's lawsuit over costs of testing

The ruling is a blow to GS Labs, which sought to compel Minnesota-based Medica to pay whatever the testing company wanted to charge. Insurers allege GS Labs engaged in “price gouging” by charging nearly $1,000 for some tests and pushed clients into unnecessary testing.
by Tom Scheck

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Minnesota health systems doing better financially, but bracing for Medicaid cliff

Minnesota health systems doing better financially, but bracing for Medicaid cliff

Millions of Americans could lose Medicaid coverage next month, when the federal government is expected to lift its COVID-19 public health emergency. That could hit hospitals’ bottom lines, and it’s likely a factor in their negotiations with the nurses union.
by Emily Bright and Megan Burks

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Minnesota Department of Health audit finds general compliance, with some issues

Minnesota Department of Health audit finds general compliance, with some issues

A new report out Wednesday from the Office of the Legislative Auditor found that the state health department “generally had adequate internal controls to ensure compliance” with legal requirements related to COVID-19 grants. 
by Michelle Wiley

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Lowering heart disease risk for Black Minnesotans 

Lowering heart disease risk for Black Minnesotans 

Black men and women are two to three times as likely as white men and women to die from heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other heart diseases. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two cardiologists about addressing health disparities and what people can do to improve their heart health.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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How Biden's declaring the pandemic 'over' complicates efforts to fight COVID

How Biden's declaring the pandemic 'over' complicates efforts to fight COVID

Biden's comments — made as officials try to convince Americans to get a new booster shot and the White House seeks $22 billion in new COVID funding — were "unfortunate," several epidemiologists said.
by Becky Sullivan and Rob Stein

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Daily 'breath training' can work as well as medicine to reduce high blood pressure

Daily 'breath training' can work as well as medicine to reduce high blood pressure

Research finds five to 10 minutes daily of a type of strength training for muscles used in breathing can help anyone reduce or prevent high blood pressure. The training can also help elite athletes.
by Allison Aubrey

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Minnesota poll: 52 percent of voters oppose overturning Roe v. Wade

Minnesota poll: 52 percent of voters oppose overturning Roe v. Wade

Minnesotans are divided about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision earlier this summer to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 50-year-old case that ensured federal protection for access to abortion, according to a new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 poll. 
by Mark Zdechlik

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