Health

MNSure Enrollment Extension

ST. PAUL, Minn. - There's good news for Minnesotans who need health insurance. MNSure, the state–run insurance exchange announced a special one–week enrollment period. This extension gives Minnesotans extra time to take…

Dayton Signs Premium Relief Bill

ST. PAUL - Governor Mark Dayton today signed Chapter 2, SF 1 to provide an automatic 25-percent reduction in health insurance premiums for the more than 125,000 Minnesotans facing significant premium increases in the individual market. The following is a…

Premium Relief Deal Starts Path to Dayton's Desk

ST. PAUL (AP) - Financial help for Minnesota residents paying massive health insurance premium hikes is nearing the finish line at the Minnesota Legislature. The Minnesota Senate approved a bill, Thursday, using $325 million in state funds to cut monthly…

Mayo Clinic: Dayton's Fall Unrelated to Cancer Diagnosis

ST. PAUL (AP) - The Mayo Clinic says Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton's fall during his State of the State address was not related to his prostate cancer diagnosis. In a statement Tuesday evening, Mayo Clinic spokesman Karl Oestreich says doctors…

St. Luke's Hosts Laughing Yoga Class

Duluth, Minn While children laugh nearly 300 times a day, adults only laugh about 20 times a day. Experts say five minutes of laughter a day can put you in a good…

New Miller Creek Medical Clinic Now Open

HERMANTOWN, Minn. -The new Miller Creek Medical Clinic in Hermantown is now open. The clinic opened its doors on December 19th and held their community open house and ribbon cutting ceremony today. St. Luke's officials are hoping the new clinic…

Medical Center Closes While DEA Investigates

CADOTT, Wis. (AP) - A medical center in northwestern Wisconsin is closed indefinitely as federal agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration investigate. The DEA and the Wisconsin Department of Justice executed an administrative inspection warrant at Cadott Medical Center this…

Minnesota House Passes Health Insurance Bill

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Tonight on a vote of 73-54, the Minnesota House passed a bill creating a relief subsidy program aimed to address increasing health insurance premiums in the individual market. Under the plan, policyholders wouldn't see relief until…

Carlton Wellness Center Thriving

CARLTON, Minn. - The Carlton County Wellness Center may have opened in the fall, but the novelty hasn’t worn off on community members as they continually join the program. About…

Rainy-Day Fund May Help Cover Insurance Hikes

ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers are working to offset massive health insurance premium increases for more than 100,000 residents who buy their own coverage. It's a novel step as other states grapple with rising health insurance costs and uncertainty…

George H.W. Bush and Wife Hospitalized

HOUSTON (AP) - A spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush says Bush has been admitted to the intensive care unit at Houston's Methodist Hospital to address a respiratory problem from pneumonia. Spokesman Jim McGrath says Bush's wife Barbara Bush,…

Wisconsin Republican Senator Circulates Marijuana Extract Bill

MADISON (AP) - State Senator Van Wanggaard is circulating a bill that would make possessing a marijuana extract used to prevent seizures legal, in Wisconsin, with a doctor's certification. Parents of children who suffer from seizures have been pushing for…

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