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State Representative Paul Thissen
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-5375
For more information contact: Michael Howard 651-296-8873
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Thissen applauds Governor Dayton’s hard work, results on health care reform
Saint Paul, Minnesota - Today, Governor Dayton announced $73 million in health care cost savings due to the 1% voluntary cap on HMO profits negotiated last year by Commissioner of Human Services Lucinda Jesson. House Minority Leader Paul Thissen (DFL – Minneapolis) released the following statement:
“This is proof that the hard work of real reform can achieve real results. We applaud Governor Dayton and Commissioner Jesson for their hard work to achieve meaningful savings for Minnesota taxpayers in our shared pursuit of a more transparent health care system that works better for Minnesotans.
This good news is especially relevant given our debate on the House floor last week on the omnibus Health and Human Services bill. House DFLers attempted to amend the bill to use these excess HMO reserves to restore the devastating cuts Republicans made last year to personal care assistants. Republicans voted it down.
I hope we can now work together to utilize these smart health reforms made by Governor Dayton and do the right thing and restore the deep and painful cuts Republicans made to personal care assistants.
Let’s keep building on this success to make Minnesota’s health care system work better for Minnesotans."
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