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Medica Doctor Evaluation Methodology
Chad talked with Dr. Charles Fazio, Chief Medical Officer at Medica about their forthcoming doctor rating system. Dr. Fazio mentioned that the methodology for that study can be found online. If you’d...
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Doctors Want Medica’s Ratings Program Delayed
By Edgar Linares, NewsRadio 830 WCCO MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Soon Minnesota doctors will be rated like hotels and restaurants. Medica‘s Premium Designation Program is set to be released on Wednesday on...
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Minn. HMOs Agree To Give Back Excess ’11 Profits
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Four large nonprofit health plans will return excess profits from public health care contracts to the state under a yearlong deal announced Tuesday by Gov. Mark Dayton. Blue...
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Apple Valley Woman Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Job, Medica Of $840 K
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An Apple Valley woman pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding Medica and her employer of approximately $840,000. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, 48-year-old Lori Jo Mueller...
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Medica Program Could Cut Down Your Grocery Bills
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Saving money is getting easier for 200,000 Minnesota families. Medica is rolling out a new program Monday that helps people save money and eat healthier. The program is called...
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DeLaSalle RB Williams Has Sights On State Title
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Chris Williams is the talented and explosive running back from DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis. “I like to get to the end zone, so I just try everything to get to the end...
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Minn. Insurance Companies Oppose Obama’s Extension
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s largest private insurance companies are opposing President Barack Obama’s plan to let people keep existing insurance for at least a year under his health care law....
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Early Snapshot Of 2015 MNsure Premiums Coming Up
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state Commerce Department is preparing to release an early snapshot of 2015 premium rates for policies that will be sold on Minnesota’s health insurance exchange, MNsure. The...
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MNsure: Expect An Average Hike Of 4.5 Percent In 2015
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The cost of getting health insurance through MNsure next year is going up — but it will still be among the lowest in the country. Minnesotans who get insurance through the state’s...
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Renewal Costs May Surprise MNsure Customers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesotans who bought policies on the state’s health insurance exchange are starting to get their first renewal notices, and many could be in for a jolt. Premiums for most of the...
View ArticleDayton Criticizes Medica For Pushing Money To For-Profit Unit
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton and others are criticizing one of Minnesota’s biggest health insurers for transferring $120 million from its nonprofit Minnesota HMO to other operations,...
View ArticleMinnesota Health Care Company Promises Financial Relief To Diabetics
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota-based health care company is promising financial relief to patients who rely on insulin. The price of insulin, a life-saving drug for diabetics, tripled between 2002...
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