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BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NORTH DAKOTA 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
NDAD INSIGHTS 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
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER 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
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND 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
D-NPL Senator Tim Mathern calls for bipartisanship on Medicaid 
A Democratic senator was pleasantly surprised to see an expansion of Medicare in Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s funding proposal for the Department of Human Services and hopes a bipartisan effort will keep it from being stripped from the legislation.
By TJ Jerke , January 11, 2013
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Tom Osowski, Minto, N.D., letter: Medicare age hike would hurt millions
I wish Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., former Sen. Alan Simpson and other “deficit hawks” would change their focus and channel their energies toward regaining control of our health care system.
By Tom Osowski , November 29, 2012
Louane Beyer, Wilton, Minn., letter: Costs of Obamacare far outweigh benefits
The current administration front-loaded the popular provisions, such as keeping children on their parents’ plan until age 26 and prohibiting insurance companies from denying insurance for pre-existing conditions.
Then the administration left the harder parts — the mandate, the Independent Payment Advisory Board and the powers of the IRS — until 2014.
By Louane Beyer , October 29, 2012
John Crabtree, Lyons, Neb., letter: What Medicaid expansion means in N.D.
Medicaid provides a crucial health care safety net for those rural residents most in need. And the expansion of Medicaid would bring in hundreds of millions from the federal government by 2020, potentially paying for the creation of thousands of ongoing North Dakota jobs.
By John Crabtree , October 29, 2012
OUR OPINION: Clear-eyed voters say 'yes' to a net
Americans prefer a balance between 'efficiency' and 'equality,' not either carried to an extreme.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , September 02, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Two cheers for Ryan's focus on 'moral hazard'
It's time to give Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., a break: Not because he's suddenly right on the issues, but because on key parts of American life, his worldview has something useful to say.
And liberals and conservatives alike could use the insights.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , August 25, 2012
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State of Minnesota commissions Medicaid audit
The Minnesota Department of Human Services has commissioned an independent audit of the rates the state Medicaid program paid to private health maintenance organizations.
By Associated Press , July 23, 2012
'PEACE OF MIND': Grand Forks in-home services offer more than care
“Some people are perfectly capable (of living at home), they just need help,” said Melissa Johnson, owner of Home Helpers in Grand Forks.
They may not be able to readily obtain that help because family members live at a distance or have job commitments, she said.
By Pamela Knudson , May 21, 2012
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Big gaps found in nursing homes' disaster plans
Nearly seven years after Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans exposed the vulnerability of nursing homes, serious shortcomings persist. The recently released report recommends that Medicare and Medicaid add specific emergency planning and training steps to the existing federal requirement that nursing homes have a disaster plan. Many such steps are now in nonbinding federal guidelines that investigators found were disregarded.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar , April 16, 2012
Federal investigators looking into Minnesota's handling of Medicaid
The federal government is investigating how Minnesota administers Medicaid health insurance coverage for poor people, but few details are available on the nature of the inquiry, a leading state health official said.
By Associated Press , February 15, 2012
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Minnesota home care provider sentenced for Medicaid fraud
The owner of a Brooklyn Park home health care agency has been sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding the Medicaid program of more than $650,000. Fifty-two-year-old John Momoh admitted submitting false claims from May 2007 to March 2008, billing Medicaid for personal care services. Momoh pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud as part of a plea agreement.
By Associated Press , January 10, 2012
State cuts to Medicaid affect patients, providers
This story is the latest installment in a joint initiative by The Associated Press and Associated Press Media Editors on the fiscal crisis facing U.S. states and cities, how state and local governments are dealing with severe budget cuts, and how American lives will change because of it.
By Shannon McCaffrey , December 27, 2011
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