In the final State of the State address of his first term, Gov. Mark Dayton called on lawmakers to come together despite differing political philosophies.
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MNsure: Anatomy of a breakdown
Departed Executive Director April Todd-Malmlov talks in detail for the first time about the troubled insurance exchange's launch -- and the behind-the-scenes scramble to make it work.
Read More »The Capitol Note: House bonding bill supports higher ed, short on Capitol
Rep. Alice Hausman, DFL-St. Paul, proposed $850 million in capital investment projects that include $370 million for higher ed, investments in public safety and infrastructure and roughly $150 million for local projects.
Read More »MNsure enrolls 170,000 Minnesotans as insurance deadline passes
MNsure interim CEO Scott Leitz declared that Minnesota’s health insurance exchange – which faced a rocky start back in October, underwent a tumultuous leadership change in December and haltingly overcame immense technical issues in the last few months – had “turned a corner.”
Read More »The Capitol Note: House and Senate poised to move on supplemental budget
The most important spending to many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, a 5 percent pay hike for home and community-based services workers, will cost a projected $91 million.
Read More »Republicans argue MNsure hasn’t really reached enrollment goal
Private enrollments hang at 41,273 as of March 25, while medical assistance enrollments have topped 75,000.
Read More »The Capitol Note: MNsure budget questioned as enrollment lags
1.) The state health insurance exchange has about one month to present a 2015 budget to the Legislature, but probably won’t know its full financial ...
Read More »The Capitol Note: MNsure expects increased interest as March deadline approaches
Leitz told board members the next two months would be a critical period for MNsure.
Read More »Consultants say MNsure failures will lead to enrollment shortfall
The Optum review lays out different options for MNsure's approach to solving its website difficulties.
Read More »‘The year of MNsure’ for legislative auditor
All eyes in the political scene have turned to the state health insurance exchange, it seems, and most are casting either a skeptical glance or a withering glare in the direction of MNsure. Earlier this week, the exchange began its own “end-to-end” review of its work process, while simultaneously holding a first meeting with Office of theLegislative Auditor (OLA) head Jim Nobles.
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