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New Fees On Medication Could Raise Cost Of Healthcare In Minnesota

The House bill, HF 400, establishes an opioid stewardship fund and an Opioid Addiction Advisory Council. However, the most controversial aspect of this bill...

Parental Rights Rally Attracts Thousands in Opposition of Compulsory Vaccination Bill

SF 1520, authored by Senator Chris Eaton (DFL- Brooklyn Center), removes language in Minnesota law that allows parents to have conscientious objections to vaccinating...

Minnesota Senate Republicans Establish “Patients First” Healthcare Reform

Minnesota Republicans are offering new healthcare reforms as a way of awarding power back to patients, giving them more of a say in their...

Why Are Republicans Silent on Obamacare Ruling?

Republicans have pushed the mute button. On Friday evening, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas ruled the Affordable Care Act (ACA) invalid (which it’s always...

Report: 57,000 Minnesotans Could Lose Healthcare Coverage Under Democrats’ MinnesotaCare Buy-In...

A new report shows the Democrats’ MinnesotaCare buy-in proposal may not be as beneficial as promised. According to a report compiled by Oliver Wyman, an...

Democrats’ claims to fix healthcare will make you sick

The Democrats’ election hopes in November rest in part on voters coming down with an acute case of amnesia. Having passed sweeping healthcare legislation in...

Prep-School Grad Franken Tells Dems to Stop Riding In Limousines

WASHINGTON - Minnesota Sen. Al Franken has a message for out of touch Democrats. “We gotta stop riding in limousines,” Franken said during an interview...

Peterson Talks Healthcare During Easter Break

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- As lawmakers in Washington kick-off their Easter break, Rep. Collin Peterson hosted a town hall on healthcare in Moorhead, according to...

Lone Republican to Vote for DFL Healthcare Amendment Defends Decision

Sen. Scott Jensen defied his party to vote for a DFL buy-in proposal. ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota state senator is defending his decision...

MN GOP Passes Healthcare Reinsurance Bill Through House

St. Paul, MN - While Republican lawmakers in Washington battle over health care, GOP legislators here at home tackle rising health care costs. With the...