ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Hospital Association is calling on the legislature to use some of the projected $2.4 billion budget surplus to address the patient care crisis.
MHA said in a statement that Minnesota hospitals and health systems have faced nearly a half billion dollars in losses this year.
Officials are urging lawmakers to make “generational” investments in hospitals, mental health care, long-term care, care for low-income Minnesotans, health equity, and in the uncertain future of the healthcare workforce.
MHA officials noted the legislature made historic investments in many public institutions including education last session, and now is the time for a similar investment in the health of Minnesotans.