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    September 21, 2018
    Legal challenge in Minnesota over insurance coverage for gender reassignment will proceed
    ST. PAUL—A lawsuit against Essentia Health over denied coverage for gender reassignment treatment in 2015 has been allowed to proceed. Senior U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank on Thursday, Sept. 20, issued a mixed ruling in the case of Brittany Tovar and Reid Olson v. Essentia...
    business/healthcareSeptember 21, 2018 - 6:14pm
    September 20, 2018
    Amy Wieser Willson, a patient, and Dr. Jay Westwater, a physician and chief executive of MinnMed, talk about the benefits of medical marijuana, which became legal in Minnesota in 2014. MinnMed has a dispensary at 104 7th St. S., Moorhead. Patrick Springer/The Forum
    Patients: Medical marijuana effectively treats pain, post-traumatic stress
    MOORHEAD — Amy Wieser Willson has suffered for years from chronic pain so severe that some days she couldn't get out of bed. On those days,...
    business/healthcareSeptember 20, 2018 - 7:00pm
    September 18, 2018
    Don Sturtevant addresses the people of Beach in what would become a heated public information meeting regarding his proposed rehabilitation and detox center in the town. James Miller / The Dickinson Press
    Addiction center in western ND postponed following heated city meeting
    BEACH, N.D. — A San Diego-based real estate agent will have to wait a while longer to find out if his proposed drug addiction and recovery...
    business/healthcareSeptember 18, 2018 - 9:39pm
    September 13, 2018
    Minnesota's uninsured rate rose in 2017
    ST. PAUL — The number of Minnesotans without health insurance climbed by 17,563 last year, driving up the uninsured rate to 4.4 percent, but the state continues to have one of the best rates of overall medical coverage in the nation. Altogether, 242,509 Minnesotans lacked health...
    business/healthcareSeptember 13, 2018 - 6:00am
    September 11, 2018
    David Shulkin, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, has been named chief innovation officer at Sanford Health. Special to The Forum
    Former VA chief, fired by Trump, to serve as Sanford's chief innovation officer
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — David Shulkin, a physician who President Donald Trump tapped to head health care for veterans and later fired, will serve...
    business/healthcareSeptember 11, 2018 - 5:14pm
    September 7, 2018
    Nation’s top health insurer to expand into North Dakota in January
    FARGO — UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest health insurer, has announced its plans to enter the small group market in North Dakota in...
    business/healthcareSeptember 7, 2018 - 7:00am
    September 1, 2018
    An artist's rendering of the MEDPark Medical Center in Fargo as it should look from the corner of 45th Street South and 32nd Avenue South when completed. Goldmark Commercial Real Estate / Special to The Forum
    New Fargo medical center sweet spot for development
    FARGO — MEDPark Medical Center, the large project going up at the corner of 32nd Avenue South and 45th Street South, should be ready for business...
    business/healthcareSeptember 1, 2018 - 7:15am
    August 29, 2018
    Sanford Health CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft at a news conference in 2012 in Moorhead. Forum file photo
    'Kelby Krabbenhoft takes this real serious': Sanford CEO quashes rumors of resignation, forced exit
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sanford Health CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft is swatting down widespread rumors that he was thinking about resigning or was asked...
    business/healthcareAugust 29, 2018 - 10:13am
    August 15, 2018
    North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, right, made note of how many people who are addicted to opioids said their addiction started after taking a pain prescription after having a dental or medical procedure. Stenehjem also spoke on the ONERx program that the North Dakota State University School of Pharmacy created which he said is a good thing to help prevent opioid abuse. Also shown are, from left, Amy Werremeyer, Mike Schwab and Elizabeth Skoy. Tom Stromme / Bismarck Tribune
    New program helps North Dakota pharmacists prevent opioid abuse
    BISMARCK—A new statewide program leverages pharmacists in combating opioid abuse in North Dakota. On Wednesday, Aug. 15, the North Dakota...
    business/healthcareAugust 15, 2018 - 7:25pm
    August 9, 2018
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    Minnesota surgery costs vary widely, report says: Identical procedures can cost one patient seven times more than others
    DULUTH—Imagine going to your favorite restaurant, ordering a meal and then being asked to pay twice as much as your friend paid for the...
    business/healthcareAugust 9, 2018 - 6:40pm
    August 5, 2018
    Prairie St. John’s has announced plans to build a new "state of the art" facility in Fargo, with 128 beds as well as residential and partial hospitalization care. Officials are expected to decide soon whether the hospital will be built on the current grounds near Island Park or at a new site in south Fargo. Forum file photo
    Prairie St. John's plans new $40 million psychiatric hospital in Fargo
    FARGO — Prairie St. John's, now occupying a building that dates back more than a century, will build a new psychiatric hospital in a project...
    business/healthcareAugust 5, 2018 - 8:17am
    July 23, 2018
    Essentia Health and Sanford to offer sports physicals
    FARGO — Sports physicals for student athletes will be offered at two Essentia Health clinics and Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.
    business/healthcareJuly 23, 2018 - 12:50pm
    July 18, 2018
    MNsure announces dates for health insurance enrollment
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota’s health insurance exchange, MNsure, announced the dates for Minnesotans to shop for 2019 health coverage. Open enrollment...
    business/healthcareJuly 18, 2018 - 3:49pm
    July 15, 2018
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    Unhealthy burden: Steep medical bills can add stress to periods of bad health
    GRAND FORKS—Across the region and the country, significant numbers of patients find themselves in situations where they can't—or...
    business/healthcareJuly 15, 2018 - 6:17am
    July 12, 2018
    Days after opening, Watford City hospital treats tornado victims
    BISMARCK -- When disaster struck, the hospital in Watford City was ready. On July 1, McKenzie County Healthcare Systems opened its $76.3 million facility, equipped with 24 inpatient rooms and nine rooms in the emergency department — about two and a half times the size of the old...
    business/healthcareJuly 12, 2018 - 6:32pm
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