For Minnesota seniors, more is at risk than Medicaid
The Older Americans Act was set to be reauthorized, but its future is now uncertain.
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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.
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 ...
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.
State GOP legislators warn Minnesota Republicans in Congress against slashing Medicaid
More than a dozen Republican state legislators warned U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer and other Minnesota party members in Congress ...
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.
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 ...
Twin Cities Business1h
There’s a Pharmacy Shortage in Minnesota
For those who cannot easily make trips far outside their immediate area, the closure of a pharmacy can increase the ...
MPR News12d
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 ...
Minnesota’s mental health system is failing the ill
The Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC), a national organization that works to eliminate barriers to care for people with serious ...