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A look at excess deaths during COVID-19, including firearm assaults and malnutrition

A look at excess deaths during COVID-19, including firearm assaults and malnutrition

In Minnesota, there was just one week last year — the week ending April 2 — when the actual number of deaths did not exceed the average number of expected deaths.
by Alyson Clary and Elisabeth Gawthrop

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'We’re still gonna say no': Inside UnitedHealthcare’s effort to deny coverage to chronically ill patient

'We’re still gonna say no': Inside UnitedHealthcare’s effort to deny coverage to chronically ill patient

After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.

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U medical school vice dean on why school leaders oppose Sanford-Fairview merger

U medical school vice dean on why school leaders oppose Sanford-Fairview merger

Dr. Bevan Yueh is the CEO of the University of Minnesota Physician Group and vice dean of clinical affairs at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk more about the concerns of the medical school leaders and staff.
by Alanna Elder, Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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MN bill aims to create legal refuge for trans youth seeking gender-affirming care

MN bill aims to create legal refuge for trans youth seeking gender-affirming care

Minnesota legislators began reviewing a bill that protects access to health care for trans youth, a move that the author says is a historic first. At the Tuesday hearing, several parents of trans youth spoke in support of the bill.
by Michelle Wiley and Nicole Ki

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Nursing home owners drained cash while residents deteriorated, state filings suggest

Nursing home owners drained cash while residents deteriorated, state filings suggest

As the U.S. government debates whether to require higher staffing levels at nursing homes, financial records show some owners routinely push profits to sister companies while residents are neglected.
by Jordan Rau

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