Health and Human Services
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The St. Mary’s Food Bank is using GIS technology to get food to communities, an initiative that plays an increasingly important role as the federal government explores funding changes to benefits programs. -
The state recently reached a rideshare milestone in its partnership with GoGoGrandparent, an on-demand transportation and delivery service platform designed to offer older adults greater independence at no cost.
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The grant, which would have benefitted the Birmingham Biotechnology Hub, led by Southern Research, has been cancelled. The award followed its 2023 designation as one of 31 federal Tech Hubs, setting the stage for funding.
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Overall, the state exchange said about 85 percent of enrollees have paid their health premium thus far, so the enrollment tally may drop.
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While much of the country faced a March 31 deadline to enroll, Oregon secured a one-month extension due to technical problems with the Cover Oregon website.
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With a $5 million contract announced Wednesday, Minnesota is turning to Deloitte to help fix the troubled website.
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Fixing Cover Oregon has been as hexed as the topsy-turvy year that preceded its spectacular non-start last fall.
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Despite a disastrous rollout, with malfunctioning websites and active resistance from governors in many red states, the enrollment numbers are quite promising.
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It's critical to give caseworkers and everybody else involved in protecting kids a complete, shared picture of every vulnerable child's life.
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Nonprofit networks will compete for the business of hospitals, doctors’ offices, pharmacies and health-care providers statewide.
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Coming to a smartphone or computer near you: timely, important, maybe even fun messages from your favorite local health agency.
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The history of health care in robotics is aimed to influence future practice.
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Whatever officials choose, getting the exchange running smoothly in time for this fall’s open enrollment will be difficult — and is far from a sure thing.
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University of Minnesota researchers were asked to provide a preliminary estimate for the impact of the federal Affordable Care Act on the uninsured rate in Minnesota.
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The proposed data link between hospitals and the VA, are both part of a sweeping federal initiative to connect hospitals, clinicians, insurers, pharmacies and government health plans
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A letter sent Monday to the DFL chairs of the committee stated Gov. Mark Dayton and his top advisers were warned about health exchange defect well in advance.
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The bottleneck, officials say, has been traced to a new state computer system that for months didn't communicate properly with county computers trying to confirm the eligibility of new applicants.
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State legislators from both parties said building a successful site will take more than plugging in new software — a view echoed by technology experts.
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Lawmakers claim that the Hawaii Health Connector did not have a security assessment prior to its Oct. 15 launch, placing the personal information that consumers provide to sign up for health insurance at potential risk.
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Two recent reports give early estimates for how many people were uninsured before signing up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. They offer different totals, but not because they disagree.
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Directors of state insurance exchanges said Thursday that they could fix continuing Obamacare glitches with grant money they already have.
