Ramsey County, HealthPartners and St. Paul School
Ramsey County, St. Paul School District weigh fixes for UnitedHealth impasse with HealthPartners, but votes unclear
On Tuesday, the Ramsey County Board will decide whether to use up to $1.2 million from a reserve account to make supplemental health insurance available to more than 1,000 county retirees, a direct response to the ongoing fight between HealthPartners health system and UnitedHealthcare on claim denials.
Ramsey County approves $1.2 million county retiree Medicare Advantage supplement; St. Paul School District votes tonight
The Ramsey County Board voted 5-1 on Tuesday to put $1.2 million toward a supplemental health insurance plan for county retirees, with the goal of maintaining access to HealthPartners hospitals and clinics next year for county retirees subscribed to the UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage program.
Ramsey County, St. Paul school board OK retiree supplement health plans to maintain HealthPartners access
Ramsey County and St. Paul Public Schools approved supplemental health insurances plans Tuesday for retirees intended to help maintain their access to HealthPartners hospitals and clinics. The Ramsey County Board voted 5-1 on Tuesday to put $1.
Ramsey County board weighs $1.2 million fix for UnitedHealth impasse with HealthPartners, but votes unclear
Ramsey County officials learned that an impasse between the HealthPartners health system and UnitedHealthcare over the insurer’s senior Medicare Advantage plans could kick 2,400 county retirees and spouses out of network,
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HealthPartners looking to build new clinic in Renville
The City of Renville is in negotiations with HealthPartners to build a new Primary Care Clinic in Renville. HealthPartners is ...
HealthPartners to drop UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans; blames insurance giant
HealthPartners announced to customers that it will no longer accept certain UnitedHealthcare insurance plans in its ...
HealthPartners to research long-term effects of RSV vaccine during pregnancy
"The award is from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and it's for $3.4 ...
St. Paul school retirees caught up in HealthPartners, UnitedHealthcare dispute
About 2,300 retirees from St. Paul Public Schools are among those directly caught up in HealthPartners' decision to drop ...
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Minneapolis City Council to look into police off-duty fees
The Minneapolis City Council has approved a study to look into "how city resources are expended when police officers work off ...
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Essentia Health to drop from Medicare Advantage networks at UnitedHealthcare, Humana
In late July, Bloomington-based HealthPartners said it was dropping from the network at Minnetonka-based UnitedHealthcare (UHC), which is the nation’s largest health insurer. Earlier this month ...
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New HealthPartners Apple Valley Clinic expands services in south metro
The new HealthPartners Apple Valley Clinic at 15350 English Ave. opened to patients on Thursday, Sept. 5, offering new and ...
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Mayo Clinic's Medicare Advantage coverage 'not changed' as more Minnesota hospitals drop plans in 2025
Mayo Clinic in Rochester did notify some Medicare Advantage patients of their out-of-network status this week, as enrollment ...
Alzheimer’s treatments enter a new era
An Alzheimer’s treatment from idea to market can take up to 20 years. After a long hiatus, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three new drugs to treat Alzheimer’s since June 2021 ...