David Herman

Oct. 1, 2026

Opinion: Essentia’s merger raises a bigger question: Why give up independence?

Dec. 10, 2025

Howie: Essentia Health hosts bipartisan lawmakers, highlights rural care challenges

Oct. 31, 2025

Howie: Policy from the North

Oct. 31, 2025

Howie: Un-burdening the healers

Oct. 31, 2025

Howie: The doctor will text you now

Oct. 29, 2025

Howie: When hospitals become economic engines

Oct. 28, 2025

Howie: The Next Great Minnesota Export: Rural Health Innovation

Oct. 27, 2025

Howie: The Color of Rural Health

Oct. 26, 2025

Howie: Food, Heat and Hope: The Social Side of Medicine

Oct. 25, 2025

Howie: From Fee for Service to Fee for Results

Oct. 23, 2025

Howie: The 340B Lifeline Under Attack

Oct. 23, 2025

Howie: Inside Rural Minnesota’s 96-Hour Trap

Oct. 22, 2025

Howie: The Broadband Health Gap

Oct. 21, 2025

Howie: How Minnesota is quietly rewriting the rules of rural health care

Sep. 23, 2025

Howie: Essentia Health report shows $4.5 billion Twin Ports economic impact