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Editorial: Keep moving forward on expanded telehealth in Minnesota
The pandemic ushered in changes that enhanced patients access, convenience.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced sweeping changes in how we work, with many workers doing their jobs remotely for much of the past year.
A swift though lesser-remarked-on transformation happened as well in medical care. As lockdowns loomed, state and federal regulators eased restrictions on telehealth. That led to more virtual visits in Minnesota and elsewhere, with doctors and patients communicating via video or a phone call in lieu of a clinic appointment. A year later, there s a timely debate at the Minnesota Capitol over whether to maintain telehealth expansion measures, which are set to expire 60 days after the end of the peacetime COVID emergency. The answer should be yes, let s keep going. A di
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ST. PAUL, Minn., April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In a year marked by the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minnesota s seven nonprofit health plans focused on supporting the health and financial stability of more than 2.5 million enrollees. Last year, the plans paid more than $1.021 billion to their enrollees for insurance premium relief and cost-sharing waivers related to COVID-19 testing and inpatient treatment, the Minnesota of Council of Health Plans announced today.
Plans also reported a collective operating margin of 3.23% on revenue of $16.4 billion in 2020, largely the result of enrollees deferring medical care amid the pandemic. Meanwhile, overall medical expenses for Minnesotans rose 0.63% over 2019 to $14 billion, with pharmacy expenses up 13% year over year.
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