How bad was lawmakers' raid on the health care access fund?
MINNEAPOLIS, May 21, 2008 — Not as bad as it would have been without physicians speaking up. Lawmakers ended the 2008 Legislative Session with a budget deal that included a $50 million loan from the Health Care Access Fund and another $18 million of spending that previously came from the general fund.
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MMA says No to sick tax in the constitution
MINNEAPOLIS, May 9, 2008 - The MMA is not supporting a bill that was introduced and heard in the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday that would call for a constitutional amendment to dedicate the proceeds of the provider tax to the MinnesotaCare program and to increasing access to care in underserved communities.
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Favorable budget compromise moves forward
MINNEAPOLIS, May 5, 2008 - The Minnesota House and Senate budget conference committee approved a compromise that would not raid the Health Care Access Fund nor cut physician payments by 3 percent.
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Jack Bert: "Health care fund not Pawlenty's piggy bank"
MINNEAPOLIS, March 30, 2008—Last week Jack Bert, M.D., former president of the Minnesota State Board of Medical Examiners, published this commentary about misuse of the Health Care Access Fund in the Star Tribune. We reprint the entire commentary with Dr, Bert's permission.
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Senate budget is a mixed bag for physicians
MINNEAPOLIS, March 27, 2008 - The health and human services budget bill introduced Wednesday by Senate DFL leaders was a mixed bag for physicians, since it protected the Health Care Access Fund but proposed a cut in provider reimbursement.
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