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How UnitedHealth’s playbook for limiting mental health coverage puts countless Americans’ treatment at risk

How UnitedHealth’s playbook for limiting mental health coverage puts countless Americans’ treatment at risk

United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due to a patchwork of regulation.

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Grapegate: Remembering the New York Times’ grape salad debacle 10 years later

Grapegate: Remembering the New York Times’ grape salad debacle 10 years later

The New York Times said it “scoured the nation for recipes that evoke each of the 50 states,” and Minnesota wound up with a grape monstrosity mixed with sour cream and topped with brown sugar.
by Anna Haecherl

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’We were already struggling’: Several Somali mothers say they were duped into paying for poor tutoring services

’We were already struggling’: Several Somali mothers say they were duped into paying for poor tutoring services

Eighteen local Somali mothers say they were unknowingly signed up to pay for thousands of dollars in tutoring services through their state tax refunds.
by Joey Peters

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In Wabasha, a collector puts his passion for all things eagles on full display

In Wabasha, a collector puts his passion for all things eagles on full display

Preston Cook spent decades collecting tens of thousands of items bearing bald eagle imagery. The longtime California real estate developer donated the collection to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha and then moved to town.
by Dan Gunderson

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President-elect Trump brings South Dakota politicians into national spotlight

President-elect Trump brings South Dakota politicians into national spotlight

While the next four years of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration are still being constructed, South Dakota politicians are being brought into a larger national conversation.
by Phil Picardi, Heidi Raschke and Lukas Levin

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