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Jackie Crosby

Reporter | The business of health care

Phone: 612-673-7335

Crosby covers the business aspects of health care in Minnesota, from small clinics to major hospital groups, as well as insurers. She also writes about UnitedHealth Group, the largest publicly traded company in the state.
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Feb. 24: Mayo to put $700M a year into new projects

Health system backs efforts to get breakthrough treatments into the hands of doctors faster.

Updated: February 24, 2012, - 10:15 AM

State health insurance exchange gets a $26M boost

Minnesota will use the grant to start building the high-tech backbone of the online exchange, which will launch in 2014.

Updated: February 23, 2012, - 09:06 AM

Tele-medicine taking off

A doctor who launched MinuteClinic is now offering consultation via phone, e-mail.

Updated: February 21, 2012, - 08:21 AM

Minnesota certifies a new HMO

Gundersen Lutheran plan will serve southeastern part of the state

Updated: February 16, 2012, - 08:32 PM

Feb. 14: Feds look into Minnesota's premium rates for poor

A critic of the state's nonprofit health plans said state lawmakers should keep a closer watch over Medicaid reimbursement.

Updated: February 14, 2012, - 10:21 PM

Optum takes health care to the cloud

The company will move hundreds of its health technology service offerings to cloud technology via the Internet.

Updated: February 14, 2012, - 05:38 AM

Doctor wants to put vitamin D to work in the workplace

An Abbott Northwestern doctor wants corporate America to snap to attention, saying low levels of the inexpensive vitamin are costing billions of dollars in lost productivity and preventable health costs.

Updated: February 11, 2012, - 10:37 PM

Allina's new name focuses on health, not hospitals

The change to Allina Health comes as reform efforts emphasize prevention.

Updated: February 07, 2012, - 10:30 PM

Future of health care: Comparison shopping

Under the new health law, buying insurance on exchanges could be easier, simpler and more affordable.

Updated: February 04, 2012, - 09:52 PM

Obituary: Kate Kane walked the talk in pursuit of social justice

Kate Kane may have been a hard-core activist, but it was her gentle nature and gift for listening that made her so effective in her work for social justice, friends said.

Updated: January 23, 2012, - 10:36 PM