A Critical Crossroads: Minnesota Lawmakers Race to Save Hennepin County Medical Center from Financial Collapse
As the May 18 deadline for the Minnesota legislative session rapidly approaches, the fate of Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC)—the state’s busiest Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center—hangs in the balance. Amidst a deepening financial crisis…
The Charity Gap: Minnesota’s Nonprofit Hospitals Under Scrutiny Amid Mounting Medical Debt
In the quiet suburbs of St. Cloud, Minnesota, Cori Roberts keeps a folder of records that represents a four-year battle not just against cancer, but against the very institution that treated it. Diagnosed with early-stage cervical cancer while working a…