A partnership between a south Minneapolis health care center and law firm has helped Minneapolis residents for almost 30 years now. Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC) opened in 1966, with University of Minnesota Medical School professors wanting to provide care to low-income community members, refugees and immigrants. Their partnership with Stinson, LLP started in 1993,…
Tag: Health
Health Insurers Could Profit From Weight-Loss, Diabetes Drugs Ozempic, Wegovy
Demand for drugs like Ozempic could boost health insurers’ bottom lines, according to BofA. Insurers and the drug-industry middlemen they own stand to earn more as healthcare spending increases. Insurers’ membership could also swell if the drugs help people live longer. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a…
Hospitals are also part of the health care dilemma
I used to think the gold standard for American health care reform would be a “universal” or “single-payer” system similar to Canada’s, where everyone is covered, there are no bills to consumers and government directs spending to providers. Canada’s system is called Medicare. It started when our Medicare did, in 1965, and became nationwide by…
UofL Health Equity Hub gives 15 grants to try ideas for better regional well bei…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — University of Louisville and partners will fund 15 promising solutions to lessen structural barriers to health equity as part of a $1.5 million innovation challenge.Each of the 15 winners will get $100,000 grants to further their ideas and participate in a 12- to 18-month proof-of-concept phase where they will work with community…