For Minnesota seniors, more is at risk than Medicaid
The Older Americans Act was set to be reauthorized, but its future is now uncertain.
Detroit Lakes Tribune6h
Big cuts to Medicaid will hurt rural hospitals like Essentia Health
About 65% of our payments come from government programs,” including Medicaid and Medicare, said Dr. Stephanie Gefroh.
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 ...
State GOP legislators warn Minnesota Republicans in Congress against slashing Medicaid
The group wrote U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer and other Minnesota Republicans in Congress “there is no practical way to accommodate ...
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 ...
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 ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News1d
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 GOP lawmakers warn of impact of potential federal Medicaid cuts
Some Republicans in the Legislature sounded the alarm about potential federal cuts to Medicaid, which could be at risk after the U.S. House passed a budget framework that includes slashing federal ...
Sahan Journal11d
Minnesota Democrats sound alarm over GOP proposal to slash Medicaid funding
Democrats are pushing back over a Republican budget blueprint that could cut $880 billion from Medicaid, which provides ...