By: Blair Emerson
University of Minnesota health leaders want to tackle the state’s health care shortfalls — but they say they need more state funding to do it.
The University is requesting $34.5 million from the state Legislature in its 2016-17 biennial budget. If allocated, the University says the money would help address shortages of health professionals, improve care for the elderly, strengthen research in chronic diseases and increase the public’s access to health care resources.