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State Representative Carolyn Laine
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4331
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Rep. Laine On Health Care Reform Tour
ST. PAUL – State Representative Carolyn Laine joined other legislators in a three-day statewide tour last week to discuss health care reform. At seven town meetings from Bemidji to Winona, they unveiled their health care reform proposal, the Minnesota Health Act, and discussed their efforts to move Minnesota closer to universal health care coverage.
"Our central health care goal is to cover every Minnesotan and do it by cutting costs and cutting waste," said Rep. Carolyn Laine. "We think we have put together the most effective and efficient way to reach this attainable goal."
Minnesota health care costs have risen substantially over the past few years, with most families experiencing double-digit premium increases year after year. "Health care cost is quickly becoming one of the main budget items for the average Minnesota family," Laine said. "Increasingly, people are putting off annual check-ups and other important preventative care measures because of higher premiums and deductibles."
Additionally, about 460,000 Minnesotans, including 30,000 children, still have no health coverage.
"The Minnesota Health Act is the only way we would actually have the cost savings that could provide for universal coverage," Laine said.
Legislators plan to have hearings on their health care reform legislation soon after the session begins on February 12.
Rep. Laine can be contacted at (651) 296-4331, by mail at 407 State Office Building, 100 Martin Luther King Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155 or via e-mail at rep.Carolyn.Laine@house.mn.
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