The Minnesota Senate on Wednesday cleared $150 million for HCMC hospital in Minneapolis which leaders warn could close in just months if it isn’t given a lifeline and fast.
The measure to support Hennepin Healthcare—the state’s busiest trauma hospital—was part of a health and human services package that the DFL-led Senate approved on a party-line vote. The broader spending bill also includes $115 in stabilization for other hospitals that are facing financial struggles, especially with some looming federal changes coming to Medicaid.
There is also funding earmarked to cover uncompensated care for providers and rural emergency medical services…