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Senate advances community care hub concept; authors seek $9.9 million to scale pilot
Summary
Sponsors and providers outlined Senate File 554, which would invest $9.9 million to expand community care hubs that coordinate social services with health care. Proponents said pilot models show measurable savings and better outcomes; the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the omnibus package.
Senate File 554, which would establish and expand community care hub infrastructure, received testimony and an authors’ amendment in the Senate Human Services Committee on Feb. 20. The bill’s sponsors and providers said the hubs coordinate nonprofit social‑service providers with health‑care partners to prevent avoidable hospital and emergency use and to generate savings.
“Senate file 554 seeks an infusion of 9,900,000 to expand Minnesota's community care hub infrastructure,” Trellis strategist Mark Cullen told the committee, summarizing the proposal and citing…
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