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Yachting with Medicaid recipients
I'd like to share with you one the most egregious cases of alleged enrollment fraud I've seen. It started in Minnesota. The special investigations unit at Medica received intelligence in...
Minnesota exchange could take 2 years to fix
After a scathing independent report found Minnesota's exchange probably won't meet its enrollment goals this year and fixing the marketplace could take up to two years, exchange officials now are considering what steps to take to repair the problems, according to Kaiser Health News.
MN sees drop in adverse events
Minnesota experienced a decline in patient deaths and injuries from falls and surgical errors during the past decade, a new report says.
State attorney general wants feds to investigate Humana claims denials
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should investigate Humana for repeatedly denying legitimate claims and overcharging members, the Minnesota attorney general announced on Friday.
Mayo Clinic receives $585M in state-funded improvements
The Mayo Clinic is engaged in a large expansion of its facilities in its home base of Minnesota, and it has pushed hard to get public financing for some of the work, the New Republic reported.
HealthPartners merger creates payer-provider powerhouse
Payers and providers continue aligning to form mega health systems. For example, HealthPartners, the third largest insurer in Minnesota, is merging with health system Park Nicollet Health Services.
Hospital collection firm fined, banned from state
Hospital debt collector Accretive Health has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle charges with the Minnesota Attorney General that it pressured patients to pay for care prior to its delivery, reported the Chicago Tribune.
Minnesota tops Surescripts rankings for e-prescribing states
Providers in Minnesota had the highest rate of e-prescribing in the nation in 2011, with 61 percent of prescriptions routed electronically, according to electronic health record vendor Surescripts.
Medicaid payments come under Congressional scrutiny
Minnesota is the focus of a Congressional probe into the way it distributes Medicaid money--a potential issue in other states, reported the St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
Health system backs off patient debt collections
Fairview Health Services in Minnesota has pulled back on collecting patient debts after the state's Attorney General accused the firm it hired to obtain payments of widespread abuses, according to
