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Minnesota lawmakers split on next steps to address health care hikes

Minnesota lawmakers split on next steps to address health care hikes

Republicans are balking at a call by Gov.Mark Dayton to reconvene a health care task force in the wake of insurance company proposals for big premium increases next year.Insurers that sell individual policies are seeking jumps that range from 36 percent to 67 percent for 2017.


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High mortality rates in Northeast Texas not just 'a health care problem,' researchers say

High mortality rates in Northeast Texas not just 'a health care problem,' researchers say

People living in Northeast Texas are more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, stroke and lower respiratory conditions than people living in other areas of the state, a recent report finds.It's not the first study to explore the widening gap in health care outcomes between rural and urban areas of the state.But the authors say the magnitude of the disparities suggest that limited access to clinicians and health insurance are not the sole issues spurring the differences.


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Obama weighs in on VA Commission's health care suggestions

Obama weighs in on VA Commission's health care suggestions

The Obama administration said it agrees with the majority of the recommendations from the congressionally- appointed VA Commission on Care, which in July released 18 suggestions to improve veterans health care.President Barack Obama officially responded to the VA Commission on Care's report ahead of the first congressional hearing on the recommendations next week.Obama agreed with 15 of the 18 recommendations from the Commission, many of which the VA had already started to implement under Secretary Bob McDonald's MyVA initiative, he said in a Sept. 1 letter to Congress.