Minnesota 医院协会发布「全州护理危机」报告：急诊需求创纪录、成本攀升与服务流失并存
位于明尼苏达州亨内平县的Minneapolis市，Minnesota 州的医院系统面临的压力成为一项新报告的主题。明尼苏达医院协会（Minnesota Hospital Association，MHA）定于 10 月 20 日下午 1 点发布题为《全州护理危机》（A Statewide Crisis of Care）的报告，议题包括创纪录的急诊需求、不断上升的成本，以及居民在家门口失去医疗服务的问题。
据该协会此前披露的数据，全州已有 31 家医院达到正式的财务困境标准，部分医院甚至难以发放工资；州内最大的安全网医院面临关停风险，一家一级创伤中心警告已到「崩溃临界点」；全州已有 19 个分娩项目关闭，迫使产妇四处求医；Minnesota 州其他地区（Greater Minnesota）的患者为获得基本医疗服务，需要驱车 40 至 70 英里。
凯泽家庭基金会（KFF）的全国数据显示，美国无医保人口在 2024 年增加了 130 多万，达到 2,670 万人，为 2019 年以来首次上升；Minnesota 州无医保率上升 1.5%，增幅居全国第六。医院协会会长兼首席执行官 Rahul Koranne 表示，每一位失去医保的人仍会需要医疗服务，只是会病情更重且无力支付地来到医院。协会正呼吁州和联邦决策者通过保护 340B 药品定价计划的立法，并设立全州医院支持基金。（GSM 据明尼苏达医院协会与 The Daily Agenda 报道整理）
Minnesota Hospital Association Releases 'A Statewide Crisis of Care' Report
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Minnesota's hospital system is the subject of a new report. The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) scheduled the release of a report titled "A Statewide Crisis of Care" for 1 p.m. on October 20, addressing record emergency demand, rising costs and the loss of services close to home.
According to figures previously released by the association, 31 hospitals across the state currently meet formal financial distress criteria, and some are unable to make payroll. The state's largest safety-net hospital faces potential closure, a Level I trauma center warns it is at a "breaking point," and 19 labor and delivery programs have shut down, forcing mothers to scramble for care. Patients in Greater Minnesota are driving 40, 50, even 70 miles for basic services.
National data from KFF show the number of uninsured Americans rose by more than 1.3 million in 2024, reaching 26.7 million, the first increase since 2019. In Minnesota, the uninsured rate increased by 1.5% between 2023 and 2024, the sixth-highest increase in the country. MHA president and CEO Rahul Koranne said every person who loses coverage will still need care but will arrive at hospitals sicker and without the ability to pay. The association is calling on state and federal policymakers to protect the 340B drug pricing program and establish a statewide hospital support pool. (GSM, based on the Minnesota Hospital Association and The Daily Agenda)
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