2025 Best of Business: Wellness
Health Care System
Gold | HealthPartners
Uniting health care and the means to pay for it has been HealthPartners’ beating heart since its start in 1957. The Bloomington-based organization delivers on this integrated model of patient care, insurance, and research to improve and personalize care for all. Its 26,000-plus Minnesota employees work at eight hospitals, 76 primary care and dental clinics, 19 urgent cares, and an expansive specialty practice network. HealthPartners’ structure enables the organization to provide a continuum of care that helps patients and insurance customers meet their health goals. For five years, IBM Watson Health has recognized HealthPartners as a top-performing health system.
Silver | Mayo Clinic
Bronze | M Health Fairview
Health Insurance
Gold | UCare
Since its founding in 1984 at the University of Minnesota Medical School, UCare has been a favorite independent insurer. Minneapolis-based UCare and its 1,600 employees focus on making health care coverage accessible and easy to understand. Its offerings—including Medicare, Medical Assistance, and individual and family plans—serve more than 600,000 members in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. UCare engages in numerous community initiatives to address health care disparities and improve access to health care. The fourth-largest health plan in Minnesota, UCare earned the highest ranking in the nation for health plans from USA
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Silver | HealthPartners
Bronze | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota