Thursday, May 22, 2008
Minnesota Expansion Vetoed
By Merrill Matthews, Jr.
Categories: Minnesota
Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) wasted no time in vetoing health reform legislation passed by the legislature. In his veto message, Governor Pawlenty cited a number of important factors, including under-funding of the proposed program expansions, government crowd- out of private coverage, and no proposal to provide cost savings.The bill, House File 3391, included the following provisions:
- An expansion of MinnesotaCare by lifting the $50,000 income limit;
- Encouraging patients to have a "medical home";
- Subsidized coverage for incomes up to $81,000 for a family of four;
- Defining affordability of coverage between 5-10 percent of income;
- New, richer benefit plan designs;
- Required increase of information sharing between various state departments.
- posted by Merrill Matthews
- 8:17 am
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