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State Representative Andrew Falk
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4228
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GAMC “SOLUTION” WAS NO SOLUTION AT ALL
ST. PAUL, MN – After fighting to restore General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) and adequate reimbursement rates for rural hospitals, state Rep. Andrew Falk (DFL – Murdock) voted against a so-called compromise GAMC fix last week. Falk voted against the bill (HF2680) because it would severely shortchange rural hospitals.
“The Governor took a program that was working, and eliminated it," said Rep. Falk. “Then he vetoed a bipartisan, common sense solution to restore GAMC that would have covered more people at a lower cost. What was left was a shadow of reform from a backroom deal that simply won’t work in rural Minnesota. That’s why I voted against it.”
Watered-down GAMC legislation that came before the House last week would severely under-fund rural hospital reimbursements for uncompensated care.
“Local rural hospitals are literally the lifelines of our communities,” said Rep. Falk. “If someone has a farm accident or a heart attack, we depend on our hospitals for life-saving care. But more than that, we depend on the good-paying jobs our hospitals provide.
“I could not, in good conscience, vote for a proposal that I knew in my heart would have hurt our local hospitals.”
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