Gov. Mark Dayton hosted a news conference with Rep. Keith Ellison and several other DFL state legislators on Wednesday to highlight the results of a new state analysis on how…
With individual health insurance markets melting down across the country, both the House and Senate health care bills include funding to states to help stabilize their insurance markets. This funding…
As I mentioned in my previous post, the Legislature ended its special session early Friday morning. Here’s the rest of what was decided. Minnesotans On the Move How to keep…
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their much-anticipated fiscal analysis of the House bill to repeal and replace Obamacare yesterday. The two headline data points show that the bill would…
Saving the individual health insurance market from imploding under the weight of Obamacare regulations topped the Legislature’s list of to-dos this year. In January, a bipartisan bill passed to provide…
The elusive effort to repeal and replace Obamacare still has a long way to go in the Senate. In the meantime, the Washington spin cycle will be operating on high. But…
After a couple of false starts, Republicans in the U.S. House passed a bill to follow through on their promise to repeal and replace Obamacare. Getting this bill passed was…
Several moderate Republicans remain opposed to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) because, as they see it, the bill weakens Obamacare’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions. These Republicans must not…
Pretty much all conservatives have been frustrated by the House’s inability to pass Obamacare repeal and replacement. Something that seemed simple on the campaign trail has turned out not to…
Another alleged case of Medicaid fraud in Minnesota is currently being investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s office. The Star Tribune reports: In a highly unusual move, federal prosecutors have seized…
The Trump administration just revived talks on repealing and replacing Obamacare with a new offer to the House Freedom Caucus. The proposal would allow states to opt out of certain…
The jig is up, again. Three individuals have been charged with allegedly scheming to defraud Medicaid by preying on behavioral health patients. Two drivers and an interpreter serving low-income patients…
Trump noted at a rally that Governor Dayton said, "The reality is the Affordable Care Act is no longer affordable for increasing numbers of people." President Trump and Gov. Dayton…
Last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the American Health Care Act (AHCA)—the House bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. While the headlines focused on the…
On Monday House Republicans revealed draft language to repeal and replace Obamacare. The proposal met an immediate backlash from conservatives. Sen. Rand Paul called it “Obamacare Lite.” FreedomWorks, Heritage Action, the Club for…
The loss of healthy enrollment leads to such an expensive risk pool that no one can afford to buy coverage, thus killing the market.
This is a classic tale of good and evil, and the little guy getting pushed around by the big guy. In the 1970s, our country moved away from institutionalizing disabled…
Over at MinnPost, Eric Black penned a rant claiming Republicans have no plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, which, according to Black, suggests Republicans are not serious about governing.…
Allina Health Systems and Aetna announced they were partnering to form a new health insurance company in Minnesota. The announcement comes at a time when insurers are bailing out of…
Hidden MNsure Costs lead to higher property taxes
Republicans in the Minnesota House and Senate began the 2017 legislative session with a plan to provide immediate and temporary relief to the thousands of Minnesotans who are stuck with…
In one of his last official acts, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act. As summarized by the Washington Post, the bill “boosts funding for medical research, eases the…
Obamacare is a disaster, and MNSure is a fiasco. Pretty much all Minnesotans know that. Obamacare/MNSure has led to higher premiums, larger deductibles and smaller networks. This fall the crisis…
One of the biggest questions raised by the election results this week is what it all means for the unpopular MNsure state health insurance exchange. Minnesota was among a handful…