Berglin: Pawlenty’s HCAF two-step exceeds his unallotment authority

Around the Capitol, Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s attempts through the years to fix general fund troubles by raiding the dedicated Health Care Acess Fund that pays for the state’s MinnesotaCare program are the stuff of legend. And his unallotment plan for balancing the 2010-11 state budget carries on in that tradition. Buried in the long list of [...]

Berglin: Pawlenty’s HCAF two-step exceeds his unallotment authority

Around the Capitol, Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s attempts through the years to fix general fund troubles by raiding the dedicated Health Care Acess Fund that pays for the state’s MinnesotaCare program are the stuff of legend. And his unallotment plan for balancing the 2010-11 state budget carries on in that tradition. Buried in the long list of [...]

A dirty bill of health: Pawlenty’s health care cuts would soon cost more than they save

Viewed strictly through the prism of balancing Minnesota’s general fund portion of the state budget for the 2010-11 biennium, Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s decision to propose drastic cuts in state-supported health care insurance makes sense. Health care costs are rising faster than any other sector of the budget, and the general fund is already facing a [...]

A dirty bill of health: Pawlenty’s health care cuts would soon cost more than they save

Viewed strictly through the prism of balancing Minnesota’s general fund portion of the state budget for the 2010-11 biennium, Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s decision to propose drastic cuts in state-supported health care insurance makes sense. Health care costs are rising faster than any other sector of the budget, and the general fund is already facing a [...]

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