by Jake Grovum
Published: April 27, 2012
Tags: Betty McCollum, Chuck Grassley, Cindy Mann, David Feinwachs, Elijah Cummings, HMOs, Keith Ellison, Lucinda Jesson, Mark Dayton, Medicaid, Michele Bachmann, Trey Gowdy
Minnesota offers a “stunning example” of failed oversight in its Medicaid program and could owe the federal government “hundreds of millions of dollars” for overpayments to managed care plans in past years, members of a congressional panel investigating Medicaid fraud said on Wednesday.
A pair of congressional subcommittees convened Wednesday morning's hearing on Capitol Hill to investigate state handling of Medicaid dollars. While Minnesota was not the specific focus, its handling of managed care contracts with HMOs and in particular the $30 million returned from UCare last year received intense scrutiny.
A joint hearing of two U.S. House subcommittees is set to hold a hearing on Medicaid fraud Wednesday morning in Washington, and Bachmann will be a testifier before panel.
Having the support of Bachmann in his battle with state Sen. Mike Parry for the GOP nomination could prove a boon for Quist.
by Paul Demko
Published: April 13, 2012
Tags: Carly Melin, Don Ness, Ed Reynoso, Gary Cerkvenik, Jeff Anderson, Jim Oberstar, Joe Moren, John Persell, John Ward, Karry Gauthier, Michele Bachmann, Rick Nolan, Roger Reinert, Sam Ricker, Tarryl Clark, Tom Anzelc, Wy Spano
Next month DFL activists will gather in Duluth to endorse a candidate in the 8th Congressional District. The outcome is in little doubt: Former Congressman Rick Nolan is widely expected to walk away with party backing.
Hotelier Jim Graves joins two other candidates -- attorney Anne Nolan and businessman Brian McGoldrick -- hoping to knock off Bachmann. Delegates in the district will gather this weekend to endorse a candidate in the race. Graves has not said whether he will abide by the endorsement.
Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty has retired the debt left over from his failed bid for the Republican presidential nomination, his campaign said Tuesday, officially erasing a burden that at once stood at more than $500,000.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: February 29, 2012
Tags: Amy Koch, Carol McFarlane, Carrie Ruud, Connie Doepke, Gen Olson, Glenn Gruenhagen, Karin Housley, Katie Sieben, Matt Dean, Michele Bachmann, Michelle Benson, Mike Jungbauer, Paul Gazelka, Paul Torkelson, Ray Vandeveer, redistricting, Steve Smith, Ted Lillie, Tony Cornish, Torrey Westrom
At least three prospective Republican candidates for the Minnesota Senate crowded a gathering of activists in the newly drawn Senate District 39 over the weekend.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: February 24, 2012
Tags: Betty McCollum, Carolyn McElfatrick, Gregg Peppin, John Carlson, Kelby Woodard, King Banaian, Mark Dayton, Michele Bachmann, Mike Kennedy, redistricting, Tom Anzelc, Tom Emmer, Tom Saxhaug
In the first hours and days after the state’s new redistricting maps landed at the Capitol Tuesday, the collective sense of relief among Minnesota Democrats was unmistakable.
by Charley Shaw
Published: February 22, 2012
Tags: Allen Quist, Ben Golnik, Betty McCollum, Chip Cravaack, Darin Broton, Erik Paulsen, John Kline, Lee Byberg, Michele Bachmann, Mike Parry, Randy Demmer, redistricting, Tim Walz
Minnesota’s reapportioned congressional map yielded one well-publicized surprise by placing the home of Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of the 6th Congressional District into the 4th District, which is represented by DFL U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum.
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