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Experts say racial disparities in health a matter of lost …

WEBBut speakers emphasized that better policy can address and reverse health problems caused by bad policy. First, we must earn the trust of communities of color that …

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Hospital chains try to gain financial and market power …

WEBThese covered as much territory as the 2022 merger of Colorado-based SCL Health with Utah-based Intermountain Health—which involved eight markets stretching …

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Racism and the Economy: Focus on Health

WEBPeople without good health or health care often struggle to fully participate in the economy. The eighth installment of our virtual event series examines how systemic racism impacts …

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For independent hospitals, many small and rural, …

WEBOut of 293 local markets in the Ninth District, more than 80 percent had just one hospital in 2011. Out of 21 regional markets, nearly 40 percent had just one regional …

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Minnesota’s education system shows persistent …

WEBKindergarteners’ score disparities may be influenced by opportunity gaps in the state’s early childhood education sector. Children are not guaranteed access to early …

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Health versus Wealth: On the Distributional Effects of …

WEBAbstract. To to get the COVID-19 virus under control, many countries have shut down parts of the economy. Older individuals have the most to gain from slowing …

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Health Shocks, Health Insurance, Human Capital, and the …

WEBAbstract. We specify and calibrate a life-cycle model of labor supply and savings incorporating health shocks and medical treatment decisions. Our model …

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Health care system, on verge of collapse, must heal itself, …

WEBInterview with Paul Ellwood, M.D., founder and chairman of InterStudy, a non-profit health policy research organization in Excelsior, Minn., discusses the causes of …

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CDFIs emerge as key partners in improving community …

WEBCDFIs + health organizations: Spotlight on collaboration Minnesota Grocery Access Task Force-Healthy Food Financing Initiative. Background: When it comes to …

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Native Americans consistently report more chronic distress than …

WEBNearly 10 percent of Native American respondents said that every day of the last month was a bad day for mental health in 2019. By contrast, only about 5 percent of …

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Economics and Obesity: Causes and Solutions

WEBThe impacts are marked: Obese people spend 42 percent more on health care ($1,429 more per year), 4 obesity costs the nation $75 billion in direct costs each …

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Housing affordability dashboard measures progress on critical …

WEBThe Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and the Itasca Project released today a Housing Affordability Dashboard for the Minneapolis-St. Paul region. The …

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Imagining a World without Medicare

WEBWithout Medicare, the winners (about 57 percent of total population) would see an average uptick in their wealth of $3,600. But losers (the other 43 percent) would …

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Who’s not working in the U.S.

WEBPeople’s reasons for not working vary. The single most common reason why prime-age Americans say they’re not working right now is caregiving. More than 26 …

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Who’s not working

WEBThis is almost exclusively a trend among older workers without college degrees, where more than 16 percent say they’re not working due to health …

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SCANNING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT …

WEB| 2 | FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS Infant mortality. From 2000 through 2010, the infant mortality rate for South Dakota was 7 deaths per 1,000 births.

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No patient turned away Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

WEBNo patient turned away. Montana’s Flathead Valley attracts well-heeled tourists, vacationers and retirees from around the country. Tony enclaves of log homes …

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Year in review: Summary of 2023 Institute Working Papers

WEBThis year’s additions also include papers that investigate patterns and sources of income inequality as well as diverse factors that influence health care …

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Benefits & Services Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

WEBWe offer ongoing mental and physical wellness programs in support of healthy actions and work/life demands, including an on-site 24/7 fitness center in the Minneapolis Bank (an …

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