The deal that re-opened the federal government left uncertainty surrounding COVID-era ACA subsidies. MHA vice president of finance policy Joe Schindler told KARE-TV:
“This just puts more financial pressure on the system, which then leads to hospitals having to make hard decisions about services they can maintain, or what services have to be cut just to keep the doors open.”
“We are very concerned about access to care in rural Minnesota, partly because we think a disproportionate share of individual market is residing in Minnesota. These are farmers, these are small businesses that reside in Minnesota.”
Listen to the Hospital Matters podcast episode about the shutdown deal.
