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Medicare Advantage keeps growing. Tiny, rural hospitals say that's a huge problem

Medicare Advantage keeps growing. Tiny, rural hospitals say that's a huge problem

More than half of seniors choose private Medicare Advantage plans instead of traditional Medicare. As rural enrollment increases, many small-town hospitals say that threatens their viability.
by Sarah Jane Tribble

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Taking lessons from COVID, Minnesota researchers will help develop response plan for next pandemic

Taking lessons from COVID, Minnesota researchers will help develop response plan for next pandemic

The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Health have been awarded $17.5 million to help develop a national outbreak response network alongside the CDC.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy amid declining sales and opioid lawsuits

Pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy amid declining sales and opioid lawsuits

Rite Aid said it was arranging for payment of wages and other costs as usual, though some "underperforming" stores among its more than 2,100 pharmacies in 17 states will be closed.
by The Associated Press

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Allina Health doctors vote to unionize

Allina Health doctors vote to unionize

Hundreds of Allina Health physicians have voted to be represented by a union, becoming what’s believed to be the largest group of unionized private-sector physicians in the country.
by Aaliyah Demry

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COVID-19 ticks down in Minnesota, Flu and RSV barely present

COVID-19 ticks down in Minnesota, Flu and RSV barely present

Emergency room visits for COVID-19 have dropped during the last couple of weeks in Minnesota. While there is no guarantee that trend will continue, there has been a longer downward trend for the United States as a whole.
by Elisabeth Gawthrop and Craig Helmstetter

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Roots of the Dancing Debutantes: Artist Russell Sharon looks back

Roots of the Dancing Debutantes: Artist Russell Sharon looks back

Now in his mid-70s, Minnesota-based artist Russell Sharon covered thousands of miles during a decades-long career. Once a figure in the New York art world, he's relatively unknown in the part of northern Minnesota where he grew up. But that could change when his exhibit “Roots: A Retrospective” opens this weekend.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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