By Sasha Aslanian

Minnesota Public Radio

St. Paul — Non-U.S. citizens in Minnesota who received emergency medical assistance from a program of last resort will no longer receive health care services such as chemotherapy and dialysis, thanks to the budget deal to end last summer’s state government shutdown.

Late last year, the state Department of Human Services mailed letters to 2,300 people informing them that much of their coverage would lapse Jan 1. They learned that they would still receive emergency care in a hospital or emergency room — including labor and delivery — but a long list of medical services would not be covered.

Among them are doctor visits, home health care, treatment for chronic conditions and prescriptions from outpatient pharmacies.

 

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