This piece originally appeared in the Star Tribune on October 21, 2016. He’s wrong on several points, and unhelpful. In “Don’t believe Republicans: MNsure isn’t the problem” (Oct. 19), Gov.…
Gov. Mark Dayton may regret his unusually blunt and candid assessment that “the reality is the Affordable Care Act is no longer affordable to increasing numbers of people.” It’s true,…
The Duluth News Tribune published an in-depth article on how some people who enrolled in Medicaid through MNsure are making a shocking discovery: The state has placed a claim on…
The Affordable Care Act was supposed to extend health coverage to millions—not millionaires. Yet while many families continue to struggle to afford medical insurance, some Minnesotans with millions in assets…
Minnesota’s Legislative Auditor found that over a five-month period the state overpaid between $115 and $271 million in Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare benefits due to MNsure’s failure to ensure people…
This piece originally appeared in the Winona Daily News on January 26, 2016. Rising health care costs pose a serious challenge to Minnesota, especially to those living in the southeast…
The Star Tribune reports Minnesota spent $1.2 billion less than projected on public health care programs in 2014. Lower spending is, of course, great news for Minnesota’s budget. Lower spending…
The Minnesota Policy Blueprints exerts wide and deep influence in the deliberations of the 2015 legislature.
Over the summer and into the fall of 2014, American Experiment released a wide ranging set of policy recommendations for state lawmakers. We call it the Minnesota Policy Blueprint: Prescription for…
In their report on the House budget targets the Star Tribune noted how the Minnesota Tea Party Alliance “called the plan ‘a slap in the face to conservatives’ because it did not cut…
Minnesota’s health care system struggles with many of the same problems as the rest of the country. In particular, high and...
Here’s the headline from yesterday’s MNsure press release: “mnsure reaches milestone, exceeds enrollment goal.” Scott Leitz, the interim CEO for MNsure, is “thrilled that more than 136,000 Minnesotans have enrolled in…
The House and the Senate have now passed separate omnibus health and human services bills that attempt to increase the number of Minnesotans with health insurance and restrain escalating health…
Gov. Tim Pawlenty recently made waves in a health policy speech when he said he believed Minnesota should move toward universal health coverage and that “as a goal, we should…
Testimony of Peter J. Nelson, J.D.Policy Fellow, Center of the American Experiment Health Care and Human Services Finance DivisionRE: HF 1865, The Healthy Minnesota PlanApril 30, 2009 Mr. Chair, members…
Gov. Tim Pawlenty recently made waves in a health policy speech when he said he believed Minnesota should move toward universal health coverage and that “as a goal, we should start by…