State is asking health providers to absorb the costs of giving care - Star Tribune
February 15, 2010
Benjamin Whitten, Star Tribune, February 11, 2010
That's the effect of cuts planned to medical assistance. Fixing this problem, frankly, will require higher taxes.There has been a lot of talk over the last eight months about the General Assistance Medical Care program, and rightfully so. Based on actions by Gov. Tim Pawlenty last year, coverage for GAMC recipients is scheduled to end on April 1.
The more than 11,000 physicians in the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) agree that we must find a way to save the GAMC program. However, the proposals on the table now are not viable solutions.
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