Medicaid controversy updates

25 April 2012

Posted by Matt Ehling Today, U.S. Congressman Darrel Issa will convene hearings on the use of Medicaid funds by state governments – including Minnesota’s. State DHS Commissioner Lucinda Jesson is slated to testify at the hearing, as is attorney David Feinwachs, the former chief counsel of the Minnesota Hospital Association. In recent months, Commissioner Jesson [...]

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New IPAD opinion on Burnsville Separation Agreement

25 April 2012

Posted by Matt Ehling IPAD – the Minnesota government office that handles information compliance issues – has released a new Data Practices advisory opinion. The opinion clarifies which portions of a separation agreement with a Burnsville School District executive are public, and which are not. The Star Tribune reported that the Burnsville School District released [...]

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Senators Marty and Nienow to appear on Capitol Conversations 4/17/12

16 April 2012

Posted by Matt Ehling Capitol Conversations will devote a segment of its April 17th show to the ongoing Minnesota managed care controversy. Minnesota State Senators John Marty and Sean Nienow will provide updates on audit and oversight legislation introduced during the current legislative session. PRM has a document-based history of this issue available in our [...]

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Former MN Governor Arne Carlson appears on Capitol Conversations

11 April 2012

Posted by Matt Ehling On April 10th, former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson appeared on Capitol Conversations to hold a wide-ranging discussion with host Marty Owings. Watch the exchange here. The Minnesota Capitol News site provides this synopsis of the show: Former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson pans the GOP and DFL, calls out the failure of [...]

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