At Southside Community Health Services on East Lake Street, sunlight fills a bright, spacious lobby.
The south Minneapolis clinic has served its community for over 50 years, providing care to thousands of patients, many with limited access to affordable healthcare.
But behind the welcoming waiting room, staff are preparing for changes to the federal Medicaid program that could leave thousands of Minnesotans without health insurance coverage and increase financial pressure on the clinics they rely on…