Minnesota's four non-profit health plans have agreed with Gov. Mark Dayton's administration to cap their 2011 profits on state managed care contracts and give any excess to the state. But the arrangement is being criticized from advocates on the left and right.

Slightly more than three weeks ago, on March 26, Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a compromise bill that kept alive the general assistance medical care (GAMC) program.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...