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    October 14, 2018
    Candidates for Minnesota governor, U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, DFL, who represents the First Congressional District, left, and Republican Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson chat before the start of a debate hosted by Minnesota Public Radio at the State Fair in August. Dave Orrick / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    Walz, Johnson at odds on health care: Both promise lower costs, but experts say there are 'winners and losers' for each plan
    ST. PAUL — Tim Walz and Jeff Johnson are both promising Minnesotans better-quality health care for less cost. But it is unlikely that either...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 14, 2018 - 6:45am
    October 12, 2018
    ND Insurance Department sets dates for Medicare Plan D events
    BISMARCK -- North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has announced dates for Medicare Plan D annual enrollment events throughout the...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 12, 2018 - 7:34am
    October 2, 2018
    Minnesotans' individual health insurance rates are declining — for now
    ST. PAUL — Health insurance rates on Minnesota's individual market will drop for a second straight year in 2019, but the progress toward better affordability could be short-lived. "I think we need a plan," Jessica Looman, state commerce commissioner, said Tuesday, Oct. 2, when...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 2, 2018 - 8:10pm
    September 19, 2018
    Insurance commissioner cautions about short-term insurance plans
    FARGO — Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread issued a bulletin on Wednesday, Sept. 19 to North Dakota health insurance companies and agents...
    community/peopleSeptember 19, 2018 - 1:13pm
    July 11, 2018
    Jon Godfread, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner. Special to Forum News Service
    North Dakota becomes 48th state to make insurers cover autism treatments
    WEST FARGO – All insurance companies doing business in North Dakota will soon be required to provide coverage for autism spectrum disorders,...
    business/healthcareJuly 11, 2018 - 1:04pm
    June 28, 2018
    Dems call on Cramer to defend ACA insurance protections
    FARGO - Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer is being asked to defend a key provision of the Affordable Care Act that protects against discrimination...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 28, 2018 - 6:42pm
    June 5, 2018
    Dr. Dave Waldon
    Sharing health costs with faith
    DULUTH—Joe and Dorothy Sayers disagree, slightly, on what their monthly health insurance premium had risen to six or seven years back....
    lifestyle/healthJune 5, 2018 - 9:47am
    May 8, 2018
    Jon Godfread, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner. Special to Forum News Service
    ND Insurance Department eyeing options for health care reform
    BISMARCK — The North Dakota Insurance Department is seeking to hire a consultant to analyze potential health care reforms, Republican Commissioner...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 8, 2018 - 4:28pm
    May 2, 2018
    Blue Cross faces criticism on billing change for out-of-network ER visits
    The largest health insurance company in Texas is being closely watched by consumer watchdogs and hospital trade groups in Texas and across the...
    business/healthcareMay 2, 2018 - 3:24pm
    October 20, 2017
    Chris Bjur, a handyman in Fargo, describes the problems of being self-employed after being severely injured in a fall from a roof in June when he fractured both of his legs and ankles. Scars remain after multiple surgeries to fix the breaks. Dave Wallis / The Forum
    Self-employed, not protected: Independent contractors playing 'Russian roulette' if they aren't insured
    MOORHEAD—The broken bones Chris Bjur suffered from a 16-foot fall hurt the most financially. The Moorhead handyman was painting his parents'...
    businessOctober 20, 2017 - 3:00pm
    October 18, 2017
    Analysis: Single-payer would drastically change American health care. Here's how it works.
    As Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act continue in the background, some Democrats are starting to eye a new health...
    businessOctober 18, 2017 - 12:04pm
    October 16, 2017
    MNsure CEO Allison O'Toole and Gov. MarkDayton talk to reporters Sept. 20, 2017, about health insurance. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Shopping season begins for insurance policies
    ST. PAUL — Minnesotans can begin shopping for individual health insurance policies but only to window shop, not to buy yet. Since buying...
    newsOctober 16, 2017 - 2:12pm
    October 8, 2017
    File photo of Megan Lavery, 17, driving. Many states are increasingly legislating away teenagers rights behind the wheel, passing laws that restrict when, where and with whom teenagers can drive. (Jessica Kourkounis/Copyright 2017 The New York Times)
    Teen drivers: How to ensure their safety - and insure yourself
    Wayne Cohen spends a lot of time thinking about car insurance. As the father of three sons in their teens and 20s -- the most expensive group...
    newsOctober 8, 2017 - 11:02am
    October 4, 2017
    Man accused of submitting more than $100,000 in false billing claims
    FARGO—An Illinois man is charged in Cass County District Court with insurance fraud for allegedly defrauding Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota of more than $100,000. Sheryar Masud, of St. Charles, Ill., who at one time worked as a chiropractor in Williston, N.D., is charged...
    newsOctober 4, 2017 - 7:01pm
    August 29, 2017
    A man stands on a roof as flood waters cover the Meyerland neighborhood of Houston, Aug. 27, 2017. Residents who fled Hurricane Harvey are living in a haze of uncertainty, searching for answers from home as to what — and who — survived. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)
    Where Harvey is hitting hardest, four out of five homeowners lack flood insurance
    The vast majority of homeowners in the area devastated by Hurricane Harvey lack flood insurance, leaving many who escaped the storm with little...
    newsAugust 29, 2017 - 2:31pm
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