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Tag: Health Care
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Manitoba government lowers breast cancer screening age to 45
Starting January 2, Manitobans aged 45 and older can self-refer for breast cancer screening—five years earlier than before. The province has hired new mammography technologists, is upgrading equipment across the province, and has expanded outreach to First Nations and newcomer communities to[...]
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Rural Health Providers Hit by $100K Trump Visa Fee
More than 30 people have applied for a lab technician job at West River Health Services in Hettinger, North Dakota, a thousand-person town in the rural southwestern part of the state. Because they aren’t U.S. citizens, they would each need a visa.[...]
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Armstrong eyes Jan. 21 as tentative date for special legislative session
Gov. Kelly Armstrong today informed legislative leaders that he has identified Jan. 21 as the tentative date for a special session of the 69th Legislative Assembly to act on anticipated federal funding for North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program. North Dakota submitted[...]
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McKenzie Health Expands Regional Footprint with New Minot Clinic
McKenzie Health is strengthening its regional footprint while keeping its focus firmly on Watford City. The health system has expanded into Minot with a new orthopedic clinic, marking another step in its broader growth strategy. Leaders say the move helps sustain high-quality[...]
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The future of rural healthcare hinges on high-speed broadband access
As federal officials embark on a sweeping effort to modernize rural healthcare, a central challenge is coming into sharper focus: none of it works without reliable internet. The new Rural Health Transformation Program aims to expand remote care and strengthen rural hospitals,[...]
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On This Day | The Rise of Health Insurance
“All residents of Minot and Ward county who qualify will have the opportunity to have the American Republic Plans of Protection. These famous Plans now help protect many thousands of individuals and families against [...]Read More... from On This Day | The[...]
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Fedorchak: Time to fix the Unaffordable Care Act
Our health care system is broken, and North Dakotans know it. The law that was supposed to make things better — the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — has not lived up to its name. “If you like your plan, you can keep[...]
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North Dakota abortion ban deemed constitutional in split opinion from state Supreme Court
North Dakota’s near-total abortion ban will remain in place after the state Supreme Court, in a 3–2 split, fell one vote short of the supermajority needed to strike it down. The majority found the law unconstitutionally vague, but that view was not[...]
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Sanford Health to build $500 million hospital in Rapid City
South Dakota’s health care landscape is about to change in a big way. Speaking softly but with unmistakable pride, philanthropist Denny Sanford announced his latest gift — a $300 million contribution toward a new medical campus in Rapid City. It’s the newest[...]
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Alberta hospital, nursing staff vote overwhelmingly for striking ahead of mediation
Alberta’s labour tensions aren’t cooling off — they’re shifting. Just days after the province forced teachers back to work using the notwithstanding clause, 16,000 hospital workers have delivered a resounding strike mandate of their own. With negotiations stalled after 18 months and[...]
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ND submits Rural Health Transformation application aimed at strengthening care in rural communities
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong today announced that North Dakota has submitted its Rural Health Transformation Program application to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The application outlines how the state will invest more than $500 million over[...]
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Prairie Fare: Check out your skin during National Healthy Skin Month
I was picking up some items at a retail store the other day, and I paused to look at the skin care products. They filled two aisles. While watching TV later, ads for skin care products beckoned both men and women to[...]
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Lack of sign language interpreters in North Dakota a major barrier
When a video sign language system failed during her son’s hospital emergency, Tammy Derrick demanded an in-person interpreter — and got one. Many North Dakotans aren’t so lucky. With only 15 certified interpreters statewide, and none west of Highway 83, deaf residents[...]
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Upcoming North Dakota special session expected to be ‘rubber stamp’ for federal health care funds
North Dakota lawmakers are preparing for a special session in January — but their hands will be mostly tied. The session’s purpose is to formally accept roughly $500 million in federal funds for rural health care, yet how that money is spent[...]
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North Dakota lawmakers build wish list for $500M federal rural health care grant
A committee of North Dakota lawmakers this week began sifting through an ocean of recommendations for how to spend a $500 million federal rural health care grant as the state races to meet a Nov. 5 application deadline. The state will have[...]