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Warren Wolfe

Reporter | Aging and health-care policy

Phone: 612-673-7253

At the Star Tribune, Warren Wolfe has been a copy editor, assistant city editor, team leader and roving state feature writer and covered agriculture before moving to the aging beat. He has written extensively about caregiving, nursing homes, Medicare, Medicaid, and state and national policies on health care and aging.
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Dayton, Hann spar over grants

The governor accused leading GOP senator of blocking federal grants to state. Hann called Dayton's comments "irrational."

Updated: November 09, 2011, - 07:20 AM

Nursing homes to treat more ailments

A pilot program by 49 state facilities aims to cut unnecessary -- and costly -- re-hospitalizations.

Updated: November 07, 2011, - 08:28 PM

Health beat: Medicare measures quality in the stars

Medicare enrollees trying to pick a drug plan during open enrollment, which ends Dec. 7, can look at total estimated costs.

Updated: November 04, 2011, - 06:05 AM

Dayton appoints two health care panels

One will address setting up an insurance exchange, which is opposed by many Republicans.

Updated: October 31, 2011, - 08:04 PM

Health beat: Do you read food labels - or just look?

Most grocery shoppers look at nutrition labels while buying groceries, but a new University of Minnesota study finds they don't read nearly as carefully as they say they do.

Updated: October 27, 2011, - 05:12 PM

State health care changes having unforeseen effects

In July, the Legislature squeezed out a budget to erase a $5 billion deficit. A judge on Wednesday blocked one of the cuts.

Updated: October 27, 2011, - 10:52 AM

Ramsey County judge stops pay cut to family aides

A Ramsey County judge Wednesday temporarily barred the state from cutting the pay of about 6,950 relatives who deliver personal care assistance to low-income Minnesotans.

Updated: October 26, 2011, - 04:33 PM