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General Assistance Medical Care Weekly Report


August 28, 2009

General Assistance Medical Care is a state only program to provide coverage for poor adults without children. To qualify for regular GAMC, your income must be less than 75 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or $8,123 per year. The vast majority of these enrollees have income far less than that. Ninety two percent of people enrolled in regular GAMC have incomes less than 25% of Federal Poverty Guidelines or $2,708 per year.1

GAMC care for the week of July 27, 2009

Total GAMC patient visits 2
      Emergency Room
      Inpatient
      Same Day Surgery
      Outpatient 3
      Patients with mental health conditions

Reimbursement that will be lost

226
75
28
4
119
40

$316,121 		Since funding was cut (May)

2,886






$4 million


Story of the week: Bradley, age 274
Bradley, a construction worker, was living with family members when he fell and fractured his ankle. His hospital bills are already more than $28,000 and he'll need surgery and other care to recover. He can't work and is applying for GAMC.

1 Data reported from the Minnesota Department of Human Services
2 Enrolled in GAMC or in process of enrolling
3 Outpatient visits include radiology, chemotherapy, chemical dependency, mental health and other diagnostic visits.
4 Not patient's real name or age