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Live issue: session clock is running.

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Quick explainer

Status of current funding options

The Senate has advanced HCMC help (including a widely reported $150M), but the House/Senate are still split—especially on the sales-tax approach—so nothing is final yet.

Public pressure is rising fast (faith groups + workers) because the timeline is tight.

Unidos MN End of Session Rally

HCMC Forum

What is uncompensated care and why does it keep going up at HCMC?

Dems make major changes to HCMC rescue bill as lawmakers are still undecided

What needs to happen and when

A final deal must pass both chambers by May 18, 2026 (end of regular session).[1]

Miss that window and it likely shifts to a special-session scramble, which burns time HCMC may not have.[1]

The result if funding is not passed

Without enacted funding, HCMC may begin shutdown/closure planning as early as June.[1]

Once that starts, the disruption can snowball quickly—staffing, capacity, and regional emergency care all get harder to stabilize.

Current status (live links)

What can you do?

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CALL + EMAIL TODAY: Use a template below and contact your legislators now — this is the fastest way to protect HCMC before the deadline.

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