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.
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The GAMC gap: Fate uncertain for health care program serving poorest Minnesotans
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.
Read More »DFL legislators push to replace GAMC funding
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.
Read More »HCMC stands to lose up to $109 million with GAMC elimination
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 ...
Read More »The PIM interview: Sen. Linda Berglin on unallotments, GAMC and the health care budget
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 ...
Read More »Minnesota Hospital Association estimates impact of GAMC cuts, projects 7,600 health care jobs lost
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 ...
Read More »Class warfare the Pawlenty way
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 ...
Read More »Class warfare the Pawlenty way
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 ...
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