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Doctors strike, rally for contract with Allina

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By Erica Zurek Verified
| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN) Verified
About 150 doctors at Allina Health’s Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and its Unity campus in Fridley began a four-day strike Monday after three years of failed contract negotiations. Dozens of doctors and nurses rallied outside Mercy Hospital in a demonstration held by Doctors Council-SEIU, the union that represents the physicians. The dispute has been building for some time between doctors and Allina Health.
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For St. Paul’s most vulnerable patients, the distance to healthcare is growing

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By Erica Zurek Verified
| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN) Verified
For nine years, Cristina Flores helped patients navigate a healthcare system that was often difficult to access, especially for people without stable housing, transportation or insurance. At Minnesota Community Care’s La Clinica on St. Paul’s West Side, Flores worked as a medical case manager until she left the organization in 2025.
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Minnesota joins multistate lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s Title X family planning rules

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By Erica Zurek Verified
| Perham Focus Verified
ST. PAUL — Minnesota has joined a coalition of 23 other states in suing the Trump administration to block changes to a federal family planning grant program, arguing that the new restrictions are unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed in Maryland federal court Thursday, Aug. 27, challenges the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ new rules for the upcoming five-year grant cycle for Title X funds.
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