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North Dakota to expand Medicaid coverage
By Ryan Schuster Earlier this month North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation allowing the state to expand Medicaid coverage to an estimated 20,000 North Dakotans who dont currently qualify...
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:41 AM
Benefit for motorcycle crash victim Ahoe Sunday; transfer to Fargo hospital 2 days later
A Williston, N.D., man will transported to a Fargo medical center Tuesday from the Minot hospital where hes been treated since a June 1 motorcycle crashleft him dealing with quadriplegia, according to...
Posted on 9/21/12 at 2:02 PM
Bachmann joins state lawmakers seeking Medicaid audits
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann hosted a Minnesota Capitol news conference Monday for the first time since she ended her presidential campaign to support a state effort to increase health-care organizati...
Posted on 2/20/12 at 12:35 PM
Online application for public assistance programs
From a news release: The North Dakota Department of Human Services announced today that people can apply online for assistance programs, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Supplemen...
Posted on 9/7/10 at 11:54 AM
N.D. Senate passes two anti-abortion bills 
North Dakota’s Senate approved two anti-abortion bills on Monday that would ban the destruction of human embryos and outlaw abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain.
By James MacPherson , February 18, 2013
Health-care providers will face slew of newly insured patients
Ready or not, Minnesota health-care providers will face a slew of newly insured patients within the next year and a half, state Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson said on Friday. The question of whether the state will be ready dominated a panel discussion Jesson led on the Duluth campus of the University of Minnesota Medical School.By John Lundy , February 16, 2013
Legislative notebook: Bills would keep toxic chemicals away from children
By Don Davis , February 16, 2013
OUR OPINION: Expanding Medicaid makes sense
By Tom Dennis , February 12, 2013
Minnesota lawmakers weigh Medicaid expansion 
Minnesota lawmakers are moving this week to take the federal government up on a health care offer: By making more low-income people eligible for the Medical Assistance program they're getting the U.S. government to temporarily foot the extra costs.
By Associated Press , February 11, 2013
In a switch, GOP governors back expanding Medicaid 
Once largely united in resisting the Obama administration's new health care overhaul, a growing number of Republican governors are now buying into parts of the system as the financial realities of their states' medical costs begin to counterbalance the fierce election politics of the issue.
By Thomas Beaumont , February 08, 2013
Ellen Schafer, Bismarck, letter: Medicaid expansion can save lives in N.D.
Our Legislature now has a chance to help in the fight against cancer. The federal government has allocated funds to increase access to health care through Medicaid coverage for hard-working, low-income families in our state.By Ellen Schafer , February 05, 2013
Minnesota, health providers take on Medicaid costs 
Gov. Mark Dayton announced Friday that his administration is partnering with six Minnesota health providers in testing a new Medicaid payment model aimed at reducing the cost of treatment for 100,000 medical assistance enrollees, primarily through a greater emphasis on preventive care.
By Associated Press , February 01, 2013
Consumer alert: new health care markets on the way
This fall, new insurance markets called exchanges will open in each state, marking the long-awaited and much-debated debut of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar , January 27, 2013
PAUL KRUGMAN: Spenders were right, scrimpers were wrong
By Paul Krugman , January 27, 2013
ND Democrats, Republicans focus on Medicaid 
North Dakota Sen. Tim Mathern is thanking Gov. Jack Dalrymple for including funding for Medicaid expansion in the state Department of Human Services budget.
By Associated Press , January 14, 2013
North Dakota nursing homes have few problems
By Patrick Springer , January 14, 2013
ND, SD rank 1-2 in independent nursing home study 
A study by an independent news organization shows that North Dakota and South Dakota have the lowest number of serious deficiencies in its nursing homes.
By Associated Press , January 13, 2013
North Dakota Legislature: What to watch this week 
Lawmakers settled in for North Dakota's 63rd legislative session in Bismarck last week, listening to Gov. Jack Dalrymple's vision for the oil-rich but infrastructure-challenged state.
By James MacPherson , January 13, 2013
‘Medicaid expansion bill has first hearing
Gov. Jack Dalrymple says he thinks the politics associated with Obamacare should not deter the state from implementing a federally funded Medicaid expansion, even though lawmakers from his own party say it isn’t a popular idea.By TJ Jerke , January 12, 2013
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