Proposed rule to make it easier to enroll in Medicaid would promote fraud and abuse, increase costs, and block pathways to independence Earlier this week American Experiment filed public comments…
Upon taking the oath of office in 2019, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp quickly became a national leader in health care reform after he introduced two innovative, first of their kind proposals…
Anab Awad of the Haji’s Kitchen network also entered a guilty plea in an unrelated Medicaid fraud case yesterday. Through her efforts, $11 million was claimed through the free-food program…
Allegedly, a Feeding Our Future defendant double-dipped with a Medicaid fraud. Somehow, I missed this MPR News article when it came out last month. I’ve frequently speculated on the possible…
Last week the White House released separate facts sheets for each state to highlight how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will lower health care costs and improve health coverage in…
Today, the Biden administration suspended Georgia’s State Innovation Waiver, less than three months before it was set to go live. This action invites a legal fight and could potentially change…
Minnesota’s lawmakers had a chance to make the honor roll; they chose to settle for ‘Did Not Pass’ instead.
How indifference about the whopping budget surplus could permanently anchor Minnesota as a second-rate state. The solution: Give it back!
Tax cuts, students, transparent healthcare, and reliable, affordable energy.
In November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a request for comment to gather input on whether the state of Georgia’s waiver from certain requirements of the…
Health policy edition.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Some $100 billion has potentially been stolen from Covid-19 relief programs designed to help individuals and businesses harmed by the pandemic, the U.S. Secret…
Minnesota DFL Senator Tina Smith’s tour of the Litchfield hospital recently turned out to be anything but your customary meet and greet with the locals. The photo op became a…
Tomorrow, the St. Paul City Council is poised to pass one of the most restrictive tobacco ordinances in the state. Among other things, the ordinance establishes a $10 minimum price…
Last week, Gov. Tim Walz announced the “Kids Deserve A Shot” incentive program. Under it, kids who get fully vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next month will get a $200…
The recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the cost and coverage impacts of the main health care provisions in the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” Act hides the…
Earlier this week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released estimates on the healthcare provisions of the Democrats’ massive spending bill. Altogether, the CBO projects these provisions will cost $553 million,…
Three unions that always have DFL Gov. Tim Walz’s political back have left the governor out on a limb when it comes to rank-and-file support for his vaccine mandate for…
In late June the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would pare back several key policies put in place during the Trump Administration related…
While the Affordable Care Act provided coverage through Medicaid expansion and generous premium subsidies, it also put the individual market in chaos and on the verge of collapse. Back in…
Last week, the Star Tribune reported: Thousands of Minnesota families living in poverty will see a boost in monthly relief payments and will no longer have to meet cumbersome paperwork…
It would be difficult to overstate the level of bureaucratic bungling and mismanagement at Minnesota’s largest government agency revealed in a scathing new state auditor’s report. The Star Tribune rattled…
Somebody should watch how they’re spending our money. Somebody is.
Some people excuse Minnesota's extremely high level of welfare spending on the idea that the majority of welfare goes to Medicaid spending for the elderly. But in order to justify…