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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

Safety Net Clinics – Twin Cities, MN

Twin Cities safety net clinics call state’s rating system unfair, By Glenn Howatt, September 8, 2015, Star Tribune: “Safety net clinics, which serve the Twin Cities’ neediest neighborhoods, are arguing that Minnesota’s quality rating system unfairly penalizes them for serving a poorer, sicker population. The clinics are known for helping their patients not just with medical care, but with such basic needs as food, ­shelter and personal safety…”