The Hennepin County Medical Center was named one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and plays an invaluable role in public health. The termination of the Government Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) program will result in the loss of $43 million in payments to the Hennepin County Medical Center.

The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners meets September 8^th to set the upper end of the county levy. The levy provides critical funding for many public services and institutions in Hennepin County. Follow the jump to read more about what you can do to ensure we fund crucial needs in Hennepin County!

If the Board of Commissioners does not consider the impact of cuts to GAMC on Hennepin County Medical Center there may not be sufficient resources to continue valuable public services in the future.

Together, we must connect with Hennepin County Commissioners to ask them to set a levy that protects both county services and the Hennepin County Medical Center.

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District 1 – Mike Opat – (612) 348-7881

Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, north Crystal, northwest Minneapolis, north New Hope, Osseo and Robbinsdale

District 2 – Mark Stenglein – (612) 348-7882

Crystal, Golden Valley, Medicine Lake, north and northeast Minneapolis, south New Hope, southeast Plymouth and St. Anthony

District 3 – Gail Dorfman – (612) 348-7883

St. Louis Park and South West Minneapolis

District 4 – Peter McLaughlin – (612) 348-7884

East, South and Downtown Minneapolis and Fort Snelling

District 5 – Randy Johnson – (612) 348-7885

Bloomington, Eden Prairie, and Richfield

District 6 – Jan Callison – (612) 348-7886

Deephaven, northern Eden Prairie, Edina, Excelsior, Greenwood, Hopkins, Long Lake, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, most of Orono, Shorewood, Tonka Bay, Wayzata and Woodland.

District 7 – Jeff Johnson – (612) 348-7887

Champlin, Corcoran, Dayton, Greenfield, the Township of Hassan, Independence, Loretto, Maple Grove, Maple Plain, Medina, Minnetrista, Mound, Rogers, St. Bonifacius, Spring Park, and portions of Hanover, west Orono, northwest Plymouth and Rockford.

A2400 Government Center, 300 S. Sixth St., Minneapolis, MN 55487-0240

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By making a call or writing a letter today, you can help make sure the commissioners act to protect the services our communities depend on.