‘We’re Exhausted, Heartbroken’: Minnesota Doctors Plea For People To Get Vaccinated By Kate Raddatz MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota doctors are sounding the alarm about the dire state of hospitals amid the recent surge of COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday, health care...
Psychiatrists push to end noncompete agreements in Minnesota By Alisa Roth Some contend the contracts harm patients and worsen the provider shortage, but hospitals say they keep the costs of health care down When scouting for her first full-time job as a psychiatrist,...
Don’t pay too much at the pharmacy By Editorial Board Star Tribune An editorial writer could have saved money with new law, but failed to take advantage. Minnesotans have an important new tool to reduce their prescription drug costs. The trouble is that they...
Counterpoint: Big Pharma needs to recognize the drug-cost problem it created by Dr. Alice Mann It must look at executive compensation and at big spending on lobbying before asking others to absorb the pain of affordability. Stephen Ubl, CEO of the nation’s largest...
Doctor-lawmaker makes an impact quickly by John Gessner Mann has eventful first session The “Mann plan,” a phrase that surfaced at the state Capitol this year, isn’t a formal proposal. The House of Representatives was debating health care reinsurance when a senior...
MMA-supported PBM Bill Sent to Governor’s Desk Legislation to increase transparency and accountability for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) took its final step with the adoption of the conference committee’s recommendations by both the House (130-2) and Senate (67-0)....
