Ghita Worcester’s strategic guidance and personal values have been at the heart of UCare since its founding in 1984, when she was policy director for the group of physicians who started the organization. Since then, she has served in a wide range of leadership positions at UCare and in the broader Minnesota health care community. She is an eloquent advocate for health insurers’ special duty to bring
care within reach for the most vulnerable among us. From Ghita’s perspective, the health care of the future will return to the roots of managed care. “Health maintenance organizations,” she says, “take care of health, whole health.”
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2021
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Council releases 2020 industry financial results
In a year marked by the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minnesota’s seven nonprofit health plans paid more than $1.021 billion to their enrollees for insurance premium relief and cost-sharing waivers related to COVID-19 testing and inpatient treatment.
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Minnesota Council of Health Plans statement on MNsure special enrollment period
MNsure’s announcement today that it is offering a special enrollment period is a win for uninsured Minnesotans who can now select from products that have some of the lowest premiums in the nation thanks to the state’s reinsurance program. MNsure enrolled more than 9,400 uninsured Minnesotans in private coverage during the COVID-19 Special Enrollment Period in March and April of 2020, and we once again encourage Minnesotans to visit MNsure.org to enroll.
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Minnesota health plans extend cost-sharing waivers for COVID-19 treatment
The Minnesota Council of Health Plans announced that Minnesota-based nonprofit health plans are voluntarily extending cost-sharing waivers for in-patient COVID-19 treatment through June 30, 2021.
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Minnesota health plans extend coverage for those impacted by COVID-19
The Minnesota Council of Health Plans announced today that Minnesota-based nonprofit health plans are voluntarily extending cost-sharing waivers for in-patient COVID-19 treatment through March 31, 2021. The extension coincides with a number of other measures taken to help patients, providers and the community weather the pandemic.
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New partnership appeals to Minnesotans to act now to control spread of COVID-19
FightCovidMN, a groundbreaking partnership of the state’s hospitals and health systems, health plans and statewide associations, has launched a hard-hitting and disruptive campaign, “COVID-19 Isn’t Taking A Holiday,” to urgently motivate Minnesotans to mask up, keep their distance and do their part to fight the community spread of COVID-19. now.
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2021
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Minnesota Physician
Insuring the highest health of Minnesotans
The Council is a resource for consumers in a variety of ways, including helping Minnesotans gain entry into the health care system, finding the best providers for their specific situation, and ensuring coordinating of care overall. Efforts can also include support for food security, housing, education, and transportation to appointments.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal
How talking about your nonprofit’s mission can help the people you serve
At a time when COVID-19 is hitting communities especially hard, nonprofits — now more than ever — are playing a critical role in ensuring health and well-being. Whether you are in health care, human services, education, the arts or another sector, it’s important to talk about your nonprofit mission and what you are doing to help others.
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StarTribune
COVID-19 pandemic fuels telehealth expansion
It may be months yet before the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, but already it's creating lasting changes in health care, with more patients using computers, tablets and phones to talk with doctors, nurses and therapists.
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StarTribune
Why we need vaccination equity
As eligibility for and access to the COVID-19 vaccine expand to more Minnesotans, racial disparities in vaccination rates are increasing. So are myths that strategies to vaccinate more equitably aren’t needed. This is of immense concern due to the disproportionate impact COVID-19 continues to have on Black, Indigenous, Latinx and Asian populations.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal
Giving everyone a fair shake at optimal health requires a look within
With the COVID-19 death toll mounting daily, there is no denying the innumerable tragedies the pandemic continues to bring the nation. Among the most concerning is the disproportionate number of deaths the disease has caused within communities of color.