Surging demand for Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs is adding up for some Minnesota employers. Why it matters: The popular medications are changing lives and health outcomes for the better. But the high price tag is also driving up health care costs for employers and their workers,

Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New York City, Esme ventured into reporting after graduating ...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota health care programs are bracing for the impacts of $700 billion in proposed cuts to Medicaid funding at the federal level. The cuts are part of the U.S. Senate's reconciliation bill, popularly known as President Donald Trump’s ...

Health insurance premiums for Minnesota's individual market will rise by an average of 22% in 2026. Small business group plans will also see an average rate increase of 14%. The expiration of this tax credit is a central issue in the current government ...

It’s the type of holiday surprise that nobody wants. It could be a letter or call that says they won’t have health insurance in days. This is what about 2,500 Minnesotans with traditional Medicare face due to UCare Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plans that they rely on for payment of the 20% that Medicare doesn’t cover.

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Catholic Conference spoke out against defunding health care for undocumented immigrants on Monday, May 12, as the Health Finance budget bill passed the House without a resolution on the hot-button issue. Lawmakers and Gov.

A contentious proposal that will remove undocumented immigrant adults from a state health care coverage program cleared the Minnesota Legislature on Monday during its one-day special session — a key part of the compromise in the divided Capitol to pass ...

Federal support is decreasing, and this state and others are feeling the health care pinch. State lawmakers need to find solutions. Minnesotans are confronting a hard truth this fall: Health insurance premiums are climbing by double digits across the ...

A budget bottleneck came unclogged as the Minnesota Legislature bolted through bill after bill to finish a $66 billion two-year spending plan early Tuesday and avoid a possible government shutdown. It took a special session to complete the job after the ...

The inventory of Medicare Advantage and “Part D” drug plans available to Minnesotans will drop significantly next year, as prices and premiums rise. Yet the number of beneficiaries shopping now for a new 2026 option is way up. A simple supply-and ...

The funding is the largest rural health award of its kind-but the real impact depends on how and when the money reaches local providers.