Christopher Snowbeck
Reporter
BusinessSince 1994, Snowbeck has covered health care stories at four newspapers including the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Daily Progress of Charlottesville, Va. He lives in St. Paul with his wife, two daughters and two cats. He graduated from Carleton College as a history major with a concentration in medieval studies. He serves on the board of directors for the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists. He's also a runner.
Latest from Christopher Snowbeck
Seniors protest cuts to Minnesota Blue Cross gym program
Rally outside the insurer’s Eagan-based headquarters follows decision to drop gyms at Life Time, YMCA of the North
December 3, 2025
What the struggle over money and power at the U of M Medical School means for Minnesota
The university, its doctors and Fairview are negotiating once again after rhetorical fireworks this month.
November 26, 2025
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Minnesota Blue Cross dropping YMCA, Life Time from fitness program for 26,000 seniors
The state’s largest Medicare health insurer cites cost pressures in a decision that’s being panned by beneficiaries.
November 25, 2025
Where the health insurance tax credit debate hits hardest in Minnesota
MNsure says vanishing and shrinking subsidies could increase health insurance costs across Minnesota — by as much as $25,000 in an extreme case.
November 21, 2025
UCare’s red ink highlights financial woes for health insurers
Insurers across the country are struggling with the same Medicare Advantage and Medicaid trends that confounded UCare’s growth strategy.
November 18, 2025
UCare health insurer to shut down next year as financial losses mount
About 300,000 enrollees will transition to Medica, setting the stage for closure of 40-year-old nonprofit UCare.
November 17, 2025
Here’s what we know about UCare’s asset sale to Medica
Peers as nonprofits in the state’s Medicaid program, the insurers say their deal protects patients.
November 17, 2025
U doctors remain positive as regents criticize their new deal with Fairview
Though the U regents said the doctors acted ‘unlawfully’ in striking the deal, the interim chief of the doctors’ group says it’s no different from past deals.
November 13, 2025
U of M blasts new Fairview deal with U doctors as ‘hostile takeover’
The doctors and the Minneapolis-based health system defended their new agreement, which university officials say was negotiated without them.
November 12, 2025
What to know about the ‘secret’ deal between Fairview and U doctors
The state attorney general supports a new deal between Fairview and the doctors, but the university does not.
November 12, 2025
Minnesota AG Ellison backs new deal between Fairview, U physicians
Without the agreement, the university’s academic health program might suffer through a ‘highly dangerous unwind,’ Keith Ellison says.
November 12, 2025
UnitedHealthcare dispute could block 125K patients from M Health Fairview next year
The contract impasse, over Fairview’s demand for a 23% price hike over three years in employer coverage, comes after the parties resolved a dispute over Medicare Advantage patients.
November 6, 2025