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House File 337 proposes grant formula to shore up Greater Minnesota ambulance services; committee lays bill over
Summary
House File 337 would create a grant program to identify ambulance services with operating deficits, require audits of financials and exclude larger metro centers from eligibility; proponents and county/municipal representatives told the committee the bill targets ongoing rural deficits and the committee laid the bill over as amended.
Representative Zalesnikar introduced House File 337 to the Health Finance and Policy Committee on Feb. 24, describing it as a follow-up to last session’s one-time aid and as a proposal for a longer-term funding mechanism to address operating deficits among many Greater Minnesota ambulance services.
“House file 337 addresses several concerns we have heard over the past 2 years,” Eric Simonson, representing the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, told the committee. He summarized the bill’s goals as: addressing operating deficits, creating a data-driven formula to distribute grant dollars where needed, establishing allowable uses and audit authority for the Office of…
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