Minnesota – Health

Allina, Minnesota Blues enter into sweeping value-based pact

Dive Brief: Minnesota hospital network Allina Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota have agreed to a multiyear, value-based pact intended to improve the care of patients and health plan enrollees and cut costs. Although the contract was in the works prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, both sides say the pandemic accelerated the need for… Read More »

6 Minnesota Kids Have Developed a Rare, Polio-Like Illness—and Health Officials Don’t Know Why

Six Minnesota children have recently been diagnosed with a rare, polio-like nervous system disorder that can cause paralysis — and the cluster is concerning and puzzling state health officials. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has since mid-September received a half-dozen reports of children with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a severe condition that typically affects… Read More »