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New Report Shows Bright Spots, Areas of Concern for Quality in Minnesota Public Health Insurance Programs

May 4, 2023

Disparities across payer types and within state insurance programs persist Gaps in health care quality for people with coverage through Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare compared to other types of health insurance persisted in 2021, according to a new report from MN Community Measurement (MNCM). The report was prepared for the Minnesota Department of Human Services…

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MNCM Blog Articles

Recent Analysis Shows Racial Disparities in Depression Treatment

July 11, 2022

By Julie Sonier, MNCM President I recently came across an interesting report on racial disparities in depression treatment by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.…

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President’s Blog | A Vision for Data to Drive Improvement in Health Equity

October 14, 2021

In my last blog post in June, I wrote about MN Community Measurement’s new strategic plan for 2021 to 2025 and how improvement in health…

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President’s Blog | Improving Minnesota Health Care Quality, Affordability, and Equity: Strategic Priorities for 2021-2025

June 21, 2021

In the past few years, MN Community Measurement’s work has been evolving and changing. Many people know MNCM as an organization that collects and publishes…

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President’s Blog | Together, we can make progress in reducing health disparities.

June 23, 2020

In recent months, we’ve all experienced a lot of things we likely didn’t expect we’d see this year: the emergence of a pandemic that has…

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Health care graphs, stethoscope and professional using laptop to review records

Measurement Blog | Simplifying & Refining Quality Measures to Reduce Burden

June 15, 2020

In this current day and age of electronic health records (EHRs) it is hard to remember a time when all health records were maintained on…

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Two medical professionals look at test tube

President’s Blog | What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for health care measurement and reporting?

April 13, 2020

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to upend business as usual in health care, many people are wondering what it will mean for health care quality…

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PRESS RELEASES

New Report Shows Bright Spots, Areas of Concern for Quality in Minnesota Public Health Insurance Programs

Disparities across payer types and within state insurance programs persist Gaps in health care quality for people with ...

Minnesota Health Care Costs Rebounded in 2021 After Decline During Pandemic

New report highlights variation in cost among Minnesota regions and medical groups A new report from MN Community ...

Key Measures of Minnesota Health Care Quality Improve, But Are Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Nine Minnesota medical groups recognized as “top performers” for 2021 Two new reports illustrate health care quality trends ...

Pandemic’s Impact on Health Care Quality by Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Country of Birth Is Still Evident, Despite Improved Performance in 2021

New report provides data to support health equity investment Download Report Health care quality improved in 2021 for ...

Minnesota Health Care Quality Regaining Ground Lost During Pandemic

New Report Highlights Statewide Trends, Variation by Region and Medical Group Statewide performance on key measures of health ...

In Minnesota, Large Disparities in Health Care Persist by Race, Language, and Country of Birth

New report provides data to support improvement efforts Minnesotans who are Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic/Latinx are far more ...