Mike Opat: Hennepin County can’t solve a statewide problem alone
Star Tribune, April 25, 2010
Supported by the taxpayers of Hennepin County, Hennepin County Medical Center has long been recognized as providing first-rate care to patients regardless of insurance or income. While there is currently controversy over whether HCMC will participate in a new state program providing minimal funding for care for some of the state's poorest individuals, you can count on it to continue to provide high-quality care for people in Hennepin County as well as specialty services like trauma and burn services for the region.…read more
Pawlenty will sign health bill for poor
By WARREN WOLFE and BAIRD HELGESON, Star Tribune staff writers , Star Tribune, March 24, 2010
He'll approve the House-passed health bill after earlier cutting funds.…read more
Reinventing care for poor means relying less on ER
By WARREN WOLFE, Star Tribune, March 13, 2010
Even before getting legislative approval, hospitals are rushing to create a new health system for the poor.…read more
As hearings begin on GAMC pact, providers and advocates for the poor analyze its implications
By Casey Selix, MinnPost.com, Thursday, March 11, 2010
Hennepin County Board Chairman Mike Opat is trying to keep track of all the acronyms in a bipartisan compromise to save health care for impoverished adults without children. To name a few: CCO, DSH and UCP.…read more
GAMC showdown: Can the House muster enough
votes to override the governor?
By Paul Demko, February 19, 2010
At first blush, it would seem that Democrats should have little difficult overriding Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s veto of General Assistance Medical Care legislation. The bill passed both DFL-led legislative chambers, after all, by overwhelming margins. The House backed the revamped health-care program — which provides coverage to poor, single adults — by a 125-9 margin. The Senate then ratified the decision by a 47-16 margin.…read more
Health care aid for poor vetoed
By Jeremy Olson, Pioneer Press, February 18, 2010
The Minnesota House and Senate on Thursday approved legislation to restore the state's General Assistance Medical Care program for poor, childless adults, but Gov. Tim Pawlenty quickly vetoed the plan. …read more
State House votes to extend health program
By WARREN WOLFE, Star Tribune, February 18, 2010
If Senate approves the changes Monday, Pawlenty will be faced with the question of whether to veto the program again.…read more
Number of Minnesotans uninsured jumps by 100,000
By CHEN MAY YEE, Star Tribune, February 5, 2010
More than 100,000 Minnesotans lost their health insurance between 2007 and 2009 as unemployment and the recession made deep inroads into medical coverage, the state Department of Health reported Friday.…read more
Woman Crashes Car, Ends Up In HCMC Stent Study
WCCO, Feb 1, 2010
A couple days before Christmas, a woman from Rosemount, Minn. was driving to see family in Nebraska with her dog, her son and her son's girlfriend. They never made it to Nebraska.…read more
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