General Assistance Medical Care – Minnesota

Fewer to get care with GAMC alteration, By Warren Wolfe, September 1, 2010, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: “Because of a change made by state officials Wednesday, about 2,500 fewer people will get coordinated care in medical clinics taking part in a program for Minnesota’s poorest and sickest patients. Instead, those patients will need to find clinics that offer charity care, wait for a medical emergency so they can get free care in any hospital emergency room, or go without. A reduction in the overall number of people on General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) led the state on Wednesday to reduce the maximum number of patients who may choose coordinated care offered by four Twin Cities hospitals. As a result, three of the hospitals now are well above their GAMC patient limits, leaving only Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis with open slots. It has about 3,750 slots remaining, while 18,000 patients have not yet chosen a coordinated care program…”