Tag: healthcare
HealthPartners Furloughs 2,600 Workers Following Walz Order
HealthPartners, a nonprofit healthcare provider based in Bloomington, Minnesota was forced to furlough 10% of its staff after Governor Tim Walz ordered the cancelation...
State Senator Opposes Walz’s Order To Share Health Info With Law...
State Senator and medical doctor Scott Jensen publicly requested, Sunday, that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz rescind his executive order that compels the Department of...
Jim Hagedorn: ‘Medicare for All … Is Going to Destroy the...
Rep. Jim Hagedorn, R-Minn., is passionate about health care policy. His state is home to the headquarters of the Mayo Clinic, which he calls...
Is Minnesota at Risk of the Coronavirus?
The Coronavirus, or Covid-19, has taken the lives of at least 11 people int the U.S. so far, and many more are infected. The...
VIDEO: Mike Bloomberg Said Elderly Cancer Patients Should Be Denied Treatment...
Billionaire and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said in a 2011 video that elderly cancer patients should be denied treatment in order to cut...
Tina Smith’s Public Option Puts Minnesota Rural Hospitals At Risk
Tina Smith is in Washington D.C. talking about rural health care, but there is one thing about her support for Medicare public options in...
Jason Lewis Confront Healthcare Problems for Rural Communities
Jason Lewis, a former U.S. Representative and now a candidate for the U.S. Senate, continued his push for better and more affordable healthcare Wednesday...
Will Minnesota Legislators Let Google Into Your Medical Records?
“OK Google – What do you know about me, my health, and what’s in my medical records?”
“Everything.”
By now, you’ve most likely heard about Google’s...
Gutknecht: The Republican Drug Problem
Over the years, Congressional Republicans have become hopelessly addicted. Like so many afflicted with similar dependencies, they are in denial. Repeatedly claiming they can...
Minnesota Medical Association Sets Confiscation of Firearms as Priority in 2020
Minnesota Medical Association is a non-profit that claims to represent over 10,000 physicians who released their priorities for the 2020 legislative session.
Healthcare access and...