11:57 AM | Monday, October 27, 2025
Medicaid cuts and new work requirements in the Big Beautiful Bill Act are projected to leave about 140,000 Minnesotans without health care coverage, according to state Department of Human Services statistics.
That prospect has the operators of the state’s largest publicly-funded hospital concerned about its long-term viability.
“We’re vulnerable on a good day and in good economic conditions,” said Dr. Tom Klemond, interim CEO of Hennepin Healthcare. “We struggle to meet our costs, to cover our costs and generally need assistance to, so the bill itself is catastrophic. Especially in the longer term.”…