The Brief
- Mille Lacs Health System in Onamia is facing a $4 million shortfall and may have to close soon.
- Medicare owes the hospital nearly $3 million due to a technical glitch that flagged legitimate services.
- Hennepin Health in Minneapolis is also at risk of shutting down and is waiting on lawmakers for financial help.
ONAMIA, Minn. (FOX 9) – Another Minnesota hospital is warning it may have to close its doors as financial pressures mount.
Mille Lacs Health System struggles with missing payments
What we know:
Mille Lacs Health System in Onamia is running out of savings and now faces a $4 million deficit. The hospital system said Medicare owes it nearly $3 million for legitimate services that were never paid because of a technical glitch.
UCare, a nonprofit insurer that shut down last year, still owes the hospital about $1 million.…