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Minnesota restores Medicaid payments to most providers after purge backlash
Minnesota has resumed Medicaid payments to most of the more than 3,400 providers it cut off during a mass revalidation, the Department of Human Services said Thursday, June 11, 2026. Minnesota Reformer
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Lake Nokomis blue-green algae advisory lifted; all Minneapolis beaches reopen
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board lifted blue-green algae advisories for Lake Nokomis Main Beach and 50th Street Beach on Wednesday, reopening both beaches to swimmers. FOX 9
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U of M, Fairview strike 10-year hospital deal
The University of Minnesota and Fairview Health Services announced a 10-year hospital affiliation deal on June 9, 2026 that ends the university's board role at Fairview and rebrands the Minneapolis teaching hospital. FOX 9
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Twin Cities ozone alert in effect Tuesday with health guidance
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an ozone air quality alert from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday for the Twin Cities, St. Cloud and the Prairie Island and Mille Lacs Tribal Nations. FOX 9
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New Minneapolis Medicaid facility stalled amid provider purge
Accord Health Services' new 61-bed recuperative care facility on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis cannot accept patients because its Medicaid validation remains incomplete amid a statewide provider re-verification purge. FOX 9