On December 21, I attended a meeting of the Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Task Force in St. Cloud. The agenda consisted of reports from the Financing, Long-Term Governance and Navigators/Brokers
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Gene Nichols, Exchange Task Force Needs People Focus
If you paused and listened to some of the participants at the Minnesota Health Care Exchange task force meetings, you might hear an occasional utterance about the very persons the
Bruce Larson, Health Insurance Exchange Update
The second meeting of the Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Task Force was held November 17th in at the St. Paul River Center. This group is charged with providing options in
Ann Marie Metzger, An Exchange That Provides Care
On November 8th the Minnesota Department of Commerce held its first meeting of the Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Task Force which is charged with providing options in setting up a
Liz Doyle, The Latest Front in the Revenue Fight
The first deadline of the Congressional “Super Committee” is now fast approaching. The bipartisan Super Committee is charged with developing a plan to reduce the national deficit by $1.2 trillion
Judi Sateren, People vs. Big Banks
Today I joined over 300 people marching from Government Plaza to the lobby of Wells Fargo because I won’t be silent while Minnesotans are denied health care by HMOs holding
Sarah Greenfield, Super Heroes, Super Villains, Super Congress
What do super-heroes, super-villains, and the Super Committee have in common? Complicated origin stories, huge ambitions, and the future in their hands. Oh – and a good bit of secrecy.
Elizabeth Lienesch, Tax Wall Street
Leaders and staff from TakeAction were proud to join members of the Minnesota Nurses Association at the fair yesterday evening to tell Minnesota’s Congressional Delegation to “Tax Wall Street to
Dan McGrath, HMO Reserves are an Important Part of State Revenue Solution
Since January, state policy makers have looked under every sofa cushion and in every old pickle jar for spare change to solve Minnesota’s revenue crisis. With a gaping $5 billion
Ann Marie Metzger, The Fight Goes On!
When TakeAction Minnesota’s Together for Health Care team launched our campaign on February 26th, one of our goals was to highlight ways that HMOs and private insurance companies are profiting
