Private insurance and government programs drive up health care costs

Like many people, I’m trying to get my health insurance company to pay for something they don’t want to shell out money for. I do not completely blame Cigna; the bill sent by the supplier is outrageous. Then again, as a third-party payer in a bungled healthcare system, the company is part of the problem … Read more

EXCHANGE OF VIEWS | The future of Minnesota: How to contain health care costs, revisited

Opinion Editor’s Note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local comments online and in print every day. (To contribute, click Here.) This article is a response to the June 4 Star Tribune opinion call for proposals on the question, “Where does Minnesota go from here?” Read the complete collection of answers Here. … Read more