In 2011, the Minnesota Department of Human Services exempted Amplatz from Medicaid cuts after the state initiated a program to reduce costs. Hospital Medicaid rates were cut 10 percent, but DHS said Amplatz didn’t have to follow the program since it is a children’s hospital.
KSTP reported DHS has sent a letter to Amplatz officials, telling them the exemption was not valid because it is not a standalone children’s hospital and does not treat enough low-income families. The amount of money Amplatz will have to pay back to the state was not yet determined, according to the report.
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