As Ranks of Uninsured Grow, Minnesota’s Hospitals Are Among Least Charitable in Nation

By: Noam N. Levey and Jeremy Olson, The Minnesota Star Tribune

Outlets: KFF Health News Minnesota Star-Tribune

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 2,889

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Cori Roberts was living in a rented basement four years ago when she was diagnosed with early-stage cervical cancer.

Recently divorced, the former stay-at-home mother had started working again in her mid-40s, taking a human resources job that paid $41,000 a year. Then, despite having insurance, she was hit with more than $8,000 in medical bills.

“I had my car and a basket of clothes,” Roberts recalled. “Medical bills were not …

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