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A compromise that would neutralize Mayo Clinic's threat to take billions of dollars of planned investments out of Minnesota could be on the table in St. Paul.

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic shared a statement regarding the Keep Nurses at the Bedside Act:

Mayo Clinic previously warned state lawmakers and the governor that approving the bill in its current form could jeopardize billions of dollars worth of investments in Minnesota.

Mayo Clinic's ultimatum to reconsider major investment over two proposed health care bills still stands. Trustees met Friday and "action is pending outcomes of the legislative session."

Hospitals say legislative bills would create an "existential crisis" for systems. Nurses say they need more say in staffing.

The crux of the matter is this: Will the legislation being pushed by the Minnesota Nurses Association actually solve the nursing shortage and improve patient outcomes?

In an email last week, Mayo Clinic leaders said the health care system would pull back about $4 billion in investments if two specific nursing bills pass.

When Mayo Clinic threatens to move facility investments of an estimated $4 billion from Minnesota, it is talking about “a multi-year, strategic initiative that ... focuses on Rochester.”

From the editorial: "To dismiss ... concerns as nothing more than corporate greed, as the nurses union and DFLers have done repeatedly for years, ... is irresponsible and ignores the realities of the current nursing-shortage crisis."

Minnesota’s most powerful corporations and biggest hospital systems are furiously lobbying Gov. Tim Walz and lawmakers as the legislative session enters its final days, hoping to stave off what they