North Dakota news and information

Republican governors backing an expansion of Medicaid continue to hit headwinds in those efforts, and it is unclear what lessons can be drawn from the outcomes experienced by two of their colleagues.
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Rising premiums have driven a steady decline in employer-sponsored health insurance since 2000, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study released today.
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North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation Tuesday that that would make North Dakota the nation's most restrictive state on abortion rights, banning the procedure if a fetal heartbeat can be detected—something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
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Not-for-profit Sanford Health system is getting ready to possibly use Native American healing practices in an effort to make its American Indian patients feel more welcome.
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North Dakota officials are launching a video campaign on an exclusive Native American TV network to talk about healthcare benefits.
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Whether millions of Americans get the coverage envisioned in the healthcare reform law will come down to this: whether governors can stomach leaving federal money on the table. Even some of the law's fiercest critics now say they won't.
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North Dakota's oil boom is leading to a corresponding healthcare building boom.
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The University of North Dakota's School of Medicine and Health Sciences plans to ask the state Legislature for $124 million for a new building, which officials said would help address the state's shortage of healthcare workers.
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A jury on Wednesday acquitted a North Dakota surgeon accused of drugging his wife and raping her while she was unconscious.
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FARGO, N.D.—Sanford Health broke ground last week on its $541 million Sanford Fargo Medical Center. The 1.2-million-square-foot, 460-bed facility is considered one of the largest healthcare construction projects that will start this year, and Sanford used the occasion to hold a...
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