Can some form of General Assistance Medical Care be saved? That was the question debated this afternoon at a joint session of two House committees dealing with health care.

For the past three decades, Minnesota has paid the health care tab for the state’s poorest residents under a program known as General Assistance Medical Care.

State Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, DFL-Minneapolis, told hospital lobbyists and health care advocates that she supports increased revenue to restore the general assistance medical care (GAMC) program.

Minnesota legislators will visit Hennepin County Medical Center Friday to discuss the facility’s potential loss of $43 million to $109 million with Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s ...

State Sen. Linda Berglin (DFL-Minneapolis) (pictured) is appropriately regarded as one of the most liberal members of the Minnesota Legislature, especially with respect to providing ...

As the Legislature scrambled last weekend to counter Gov. Tim Pawlenty‘s announcement that he would veto and unallot his way to a balanced budget, some ...

During Sunday afternoon’s House floor debate over whether to override Governor Tim Pawlenty‘s line item veto of the General Assistance Medical Program, Rep. Rod Hamilton ...

During Sunday afternoon’s House floor debate over whether to override Governor Tim Pawlenty‘s line item veto of the General Assistance Medical Program, Rep. Rod Hamilton ...