For Minnesota seniors, more is at risk than Medicaid
The Older Americans Act was set to be reauthorized, but its future is now uncertain.
McKnight's Long-Term Care News21h
Medicaid cuts will balance budget on the ‘backs of seniors,’ LTC providers say
Minnesota LTC providers are criticizing a bill they say would balance the state’s budget on the “backs of seniors” due to Medicaid cuts.
Minnesota faces a projected $6 billion budget deficit down the road. Here’s what you should know.
Minnesota’s budget outlook has flipped from a record surplus to a projected $6 billion deficit down the line. The shortfall ...
What is Medicaid, and what could federal cuts mean for Minnesotans?
More than 1 in 5 Minnesotans rely on the state’s Medicaid program that provides health care coverage for low-income residents ...
MinnPost10d
Budget bill’s potential cuts to Medicaid threaten Minnesota’s budget and hospitals, health care for thousands
House GOP efforts to slash the popular social safety net would give Democrats fodder for the midterm elections.
Sen. Smith warns rural Minnesota hospitals, Hennepin Healthcare "cannot exist" without Medicaid
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith says she some major concerns about the Republican-backed plan that could cut $1.5 trillion in ...
Sahan Journal12d
Minnesota doctors raise concern over proposal for sweeping Medicaid cuts
As a Republican proposal moves forward for sweeping cuts to Medicaid, doctors in Minnesota say it would harm “the backbone of ...
MPR News11d
What Medicaid cuts could mean for Minnesota children
About one in five Minnesotans are on Medicaid. That shakes out to about one in six adults and three in 10 children. Dr. Marc ...
Mother Jones3d
No One Voted to Defund 1,000 Community Health Centers
Kelly Kenley’s community clinic in rural Minnesota has already survived one crisis this year: her Open Door Health Center ...
Austin Daily Herald12h
Minnesota House seat gets filled as Legislature begins confronting new budget reality
By Peter Cox Minnesota’s House enters its third act this week. After a January lockup and slumping through much of February ...
Minnesota lawmakers assess possible impacts of congressional Republican budget plan
The federal budget proposal seeks $2 trillion in spending cuts to help finance $4.5 trillion in tax cuts sought by President ...
MinnPost4d
Minnesota budget forecast: worsening tax revenue, bigger deficits in coming years
The revenue forecast will be the Legislature’s fiscal guide in coming up with a two-year balanced budget this session.