Editing North Dakota (section)

===Health care===

{{see also|List of hospitals in North Dakota}}

North Dakota has one level-I [[trauma center]], six level-II trauma centers, 44 [[hospital]]s, 52 rural health [[clinic]]s, and 80 [[nursing home]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aljets |first=Nadine |date=2018-08-16 |title=Sanford Health Fargo verified a Level I Adult Trauma Center |url=https://news.sanfordhealth.org/news/level-i-trauma-center/ |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Sanford Health News |language=en}}</ref><ref>[http://www.facs.org/trauma/verified.html Verified Trauma Centers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707233016/http://www.facs.org/trauma/verified.html |date=July 7, 2014 }}. American College of Surgeons. Retrieved April 10, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.ndhealth.gov/hf/North_Dakota_Hospitals_Critical_access.htm Health Resources] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510010703/http://ndhealth.gov/HF/North_Dakota_Hospitals_Critical_access.htm |date=May 10, 2013 }}. Ndhealth.gov. Retrieved on May 22, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.ndhealth.gov/HF/North_Dakota_Rural_Health_Clinics.htm Health Resources] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510004151/http://ndhealth.gov/HF/North_Dakota_Rural_Health_Clinics.htm |date=May 10, 2013 }}. Ndhealth.gov. Retrieved on May 22, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.ndhealth.gov/HF/North_Dakota_Skilled_Nursing_Homes.htm Health Resources] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424033130/http://ndhealth.gov/hf/North_Dakota_Skilled_Nursing_Homes.htm |date=April 24, 2013 }}. Ndhealth.gov. Retrieved on May 22, 2014.</ref> Major provider networks include [[Sanford Health|Sanford]], [[CHI St. Alexius Health Bismarck|St. Alexius]], [[Trinity Health (Minot, North Dakota)|Trinity]], and [[Altru Health System|Altru]].

[[Noridian Mutual Insurance Company|Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota]] is the largest medical insurer in the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcbsnd.com/about/company/affiliates |title=Licensed and Non-Licensed Affiliates |publisher=BCBSND |access-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503202600/https://www.bcbsnd.com/about/company/affiliates |archive-date=May 3, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> North Dakota expanded [[Medicaid]] in 2014,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nd.gov/dhs/medicaidexpansion/index.html |title=North Dakota Department of Human Services |publisher=Nd.gov |access-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710145018/http://www.nd.gov/dhs/medicaidexpansion/index.html |archive-date=July 10, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and its [[health insurance exchange]] is the federal site, [[HealthCare.gov]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.healthcare.gov/marketplace/individual/#state=north-dakota |title=Health Insurance Marketplace for Individuals |publisher=HealthCare.gov |date=March 31, 2014 |access-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311131739/https://www.healthcare.gov/marketplace/individual/#state=north-dakota |archive-date=March 11, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

North Dakota law requires pharmacies, other than hospital dispensaries and pre-existing stores, to be majority-owned by pharmacists. Voters rejected a proposal to change the law in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Blair |first=Whitney |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/12/06/131848012/why-the-walgreens-in-fargo-n-d-can-t-fill-your-prescriptions |title=Why Walgreens In Fargo, N.D., Can't Fill Your Prescriptions |publisher=Npr.org |date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210003616/http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/12/06/131848012/why-the-walgreens-in-fargo-n-d-can-t-fill-your-prescriptions |archive-date=February 10, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=BQ&type=SW&map=CTY|title=Secretary of State—Election Night Results—November 8th, 2016|website=results.sos.nd.gov|access-date=September 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822040458/http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=BQ&type=SW&map=CTY|archive-date=August 22, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>