# Birch Bay wildfire 30% contained; DHS disenrolls 3,400 Medicaid providers

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Podcast: [Minnesota Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-today-413993)
Published: 2026-06-04T20:30:06+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/06/04/birch-bay-wildfire-30-contained-dhs-disenrolls-3400-medicaid-providers
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## Resource

Forest Service officials say the Birch Bay wildfire burning a few miles northwest of Ely is now 30 percent contained. The Minnesota Department of Human Services has disenrolled sixty percent of providers from 14 high-risk Medicaid programs. Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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