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North Memorial's Maple Grove Hospital expansion plans still on hold due to issues in Robbinsdale
The health system must solve the financial challenges at its flagship hospital in Robbinsdale first, even though Maple Grove is operating at overcapacity levels.
Report: Tax breaks for Mayo, other hospitals outweigh community benefit
Hospitals say the study is "deeply flawed" for not factoring research, teaching and Medicaid expenses.
North Memorial laying off 103 workers, cutting outpatient mental health
Health system cites lower pay from government-sponsored health plans, recent funding cut from Hennepin County.
UnitedHealth says it's doled out $2B to health care providers after cyberattack
Minnetonka-based health care giant is asking clinics and hospitals to seek financial help after reports of problems receiving payments.
Minnesota health care groups struggling to find UnitedHealth financial aid
Minnetonka-based health care giant says thousands are being helped across the country after cyberattack, even as frustration builds.
Lawsuit alleging UnitedHealth caught with 'hand in cookie jar' to go to trial
Trial coming on allegations the health care giant kept low-performing Wells Fargo funds as key 401(k) option due in part to 'balance of trade' with the bank.
What you should know about the UnitedHealth cyberattack
Patients will need to watch medical bills closely in the coming weeks and months as the billing mess gets sorted out. Risks from stolen data are unclear.
UnitedHealth Group expects mid-March recovery for systems affected by cyberattack
Pharmacy systems are operating again, the company says, and other repairs are coming soon. Health care providers say mess remains, warn of 'financial cliff.'
Medical providers say UnitedHealth cyberattack fallout 'a mess' that threatens their financial health
Lawsuits in Minnesota claim the Minnetonka-based health care giant didn't do enough to prevent an attack that continues to stymie health care providers. The company reports progress on fixes.
University of Minnesota faces big choices on medical programs, and its new leader is a doctor
Regents said they hoped Rebecca Cunningham's experience in medicine and higher education administration would help the U of M at a pivotal time.