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Better understanding managed care organizations is goal of Friday health committee hearing
By HPIS StaffIn the 2024-25 biennium, Minnesota is set to spend more than $15 billion for its share of Medical Assistance spending.
The number is expected to jump to almost $18 billion in the ensuing biennium.
But the topic is not one that can easily be grasped, acknowledged Rep. Tina Liebling (DFL-Rochester), who said about 1.5 million Minnesotans are on the state’s Medical Assistance program. She noted the MinnesotaCare program that aids low-income Minnesotans is significantly smaller.
“How we’re spending this money and whether we’re getting what we should be getting for it is a critical topic for us as policymakers and yet it’s so complex that a lot of times it seems out of reach, and it’s really hard for us as policymakers to do the kind of oversight and management of the system that we really ought to be doing,” said Liebling, chair of the House Health Finance and Policy Committee.
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Better understanding managed care organizations is goal of Friday health committee hearing
By HPIS Staff An informational hearing let the House Health Finance and Policy Committee hear from experts, including researchers, about managed care organizations in the delivery of services to Medicaid beneficiaries.After 2023 funding bump, House panel hears calls for more to be done on child care affordability
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Walz sets date for special House election
By HPIS Staff
Gov. Tim Walz has set Tuesday, Dec. 5 as the date for a special election to fill the House seat in District 52B that opened when former Rep. Ruth Richardson resigned Sept. 1.
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Richardson announces resignation from House
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Meet House members, take part in annual opinion poll at 2023 Minnesota State Fair
By HPIS Staff
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House passes tax package that includes rebate checks, $1 billion in new revenues
By Rob Hubbard
Is it the largest tax cut in Minnesota history? Or the biggest tax hike the state has ever experienced? Could it be both?
That’s the crux of the debate about the conference ...
House passes finalized cannabis legalization bill, sends it to Senate
By Tim Walker
The House gave the green light to adult-use recreational cannabis Thursday.
“The day has finally arrived. Today is the day that we are going to vote here in the House for th...
