by Steven B. Young
Published: March 19, 2010
I've been asked: why trust markets to provide health care when they just don't work fairly? Just look at the Wall Street meltdown if you have any remaining doubts about the efficacy of markets to serve the common good, the counter argument went. There is a point to this objection to reliance on markets, but not a fully persuasive one to me.
by Charley Shaw
Published: March 17, 2010
Tags: federal health care legislation, GAMC, Health Care, House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division, MCHA, Senate GOP Caucus, Tom Emmer, Tom Huntley
State GOP pols don't want the federal health care proposal to wash up on Minnesota's shores. DFLers in the Legislature, however, said there's $3 billion in reasons the state needs the bill to pass.
by Steve Perry
Published: March 9, 2010
Tags: GAMC
"It really depends on how you look at it," one lobbyist sighed. "It's true that the cuts are huge. But as a provider, I'm looking at getting a quarter of a loaf when the plate is empty otherwise. I'm getting enough to eat and survive for the next 15 months."
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: March 5, 2010
Tags: Erin Murphy, GAMC, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Health Care, health care access fund, Linda Berglin, MinnesotaCare, Tom Huntley
Legislators who have spent the last nine months trying to find a way to pay for health care for Minnesota's poorest and sickest residents joined Gov. Tim Pawlenty this afternoon to announce that they had reached a compromise on replacing the soon-to-be-defunct General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) program.
by Steve Perry
Published: March 5, 2010
Tags: GAMC
DFL and GOP legislators have reached a deal with the governor's office on extending the General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) program and stopping the auto-enrollment of former GAMC recipients into MinnesotaCare.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: March 5, 2010
Tags: Department of Human Services, General Assistance Medical Care, Gov. Tim Pawlenty
Three Minnesota residents who depend on the state’s General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) program to pay for their health care filed suit Thursday in Ramsey County District Court in an effort to keep the program running, despite Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s plan to eliminate it.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: GAMC, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, MinnesotaCare, Unallotments
Three Minnesota residents who depend on the state's General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) program to pay for their health care filed suit today in Ramsey County District Court in an effort to keep the program running, despite Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan to eliminate it.
by Steve Perry
Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: GAMC, Linda Berglin, Matt Dean, Tim Pawlenty
The shuttle diplomacy that's been taking place since Monday's failed House override of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's GAMC veto may be bringing the Legislature and the Pawlenty administration close to a deal. Sen. Linda Berglin offers a few details.
by Charley Shaw
Published: February 26, 2010
Tags: GAMC, Keith Downey, Minnesota 2010 bonding bill, Tim Pawlenty
The Pioneer Press's political blog posted a very interesting letter written by Rep. Keith Downey, R-Edina, that criticizes Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty's recent statements on key legislative issues including the general assistance medical care (GAMC) program.
by The Associated Press
Published: February 26, 2010
Tags: Health Care, Jim Doyle, Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Senate on Thursday approved a state-run program to provide basic health insurance for thousands of low-income Wisconsin residents waiting for care.
