New details have emerged about the massive health care merger between the University of Minnesota and Essentia Health. State lawmakers and the university's Board of Regents had the chance to ask questions the last few days. The proposal is still in its early stages but officials say combining the university and its medical school with Essentia's largely rural hospital system would create the broadest geographic reach of any entity in Minnesota.
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People everywhere are struggling to afford healthcare, they're being shuffled between different providers who aren't talking to each other, and they're left with unexplained charges and a general feeling that this system isn't meant to make them healthy but to make others wealthy. From trying to avoid high out-of-pocket costs to sifting through confusing bill after bill, people often feel like they're wandering the maze of the healthcare system on their own.
Vans equipped somewhere between a doctor's office and hospital, with an AI agent to guide medical generalists through unfamiliar diagnoses and procedures, could improve access to healthcare in rural areas.