Senator John Marty

The governor says, here's what you can do. And that's what they're for. And I'm saying, but you're a medical professional. I want to know your judgment. Do we need more money for prevention? And but that's what we need a logical system for. We don't have

The governor says, here's what you can do. And that's what they're for. And I'm saying, but you're a medical professional. I want to know your judgment. Do we need more money for prevention? And but that's what we need a logical system for. We don't have

There's also- And trying to do the broader one. One of the 10 principles behind our bill is that it must focus on preventive health. Thank you, thank you.

There's also- And trying to do the broader one. One of the 10 principles behind our bill is that it must focus on preventive health. Thank you, thank you.

The healthcare system, in designing the bill, it has 10 Minnesota health planners, 10 principles designed to make sure

The healthcare system, in designing the bill, it has 10 Minnesota health planners, 10 principles designed to make sure

um that it's a logical healthcare it has to cover everyone for all their medical needs patients get to choose their medical providers and patients and doctors make the decisions not government or insurance companies or business nobody else does patients and doctors do we focus on preventive health things like that providers have to be paid in a timely and fair manner um 10 principles that would be legally binding on the health plan and you need them all

um that it's a logical healthcare it has to cover everyone for all their medical needs patients get to choose their medical providers and patients and doctors make the decisions not government or insurance companies or business nobody else does patients and doctors do we focus on preventive health things like that providers have to be paid in a timely and fair manner um 10 principles that would be legally binding on the health plan and you need them all

I think you need to focus on public health. We don't want to have more money on health care. We want to have less money on health care and more on keeping people healthy. But that's all tied into it. So we need the whole package. That's why the piecemeal thing is very important to work on. But we can't forget the big picture.

I think you need to focus on public health. We don't want to have more money on health care. We want to have less money on health care and more on keeping people healthy. But that's all tied into it. So we need the whole package. That's why the piecemeal thing is very important to work on. But we can't forget the big picture.

Sure. Well, first of all, I think there were some very significant improvements, little piece by piece things in terms of pharmaceutical price gouging types of things. Lots of good little steps forward. But I also want to keep focusing this cost analysis of the Minnesota health plan or a logical universal health care system versus what we have now is a two and a half year study.

Sure. Well, first of all, I think there were some very significant improvements, little piece by piece things in terms of pharmaceutical price gouging types of things. Lots of good little steps forward. But I also want to keep focusing this cost analysis of the Minnesota health plan or a logical universal health care system versus what we have now is a two and a half year study.

And I want to be preparing for that. But one of the other things I wanted, we have, we have roughly almost 20% of our population in Minnesota is on public programs, Medicaid, medical assistance, we call it, and Minnesota care. Roughly over a million people out of less than 6 million people in the state are on those programs. And those are public programs.

And I want to be preparing for that. But one of the other things I wanted, we have, we have roughly almost 20% of our population in Minnesota is on public programs, Medicaid, medical assistance, we call it, and Minnesota care. Roughly over a million people out of less than 6 million people in the state are on those programs. And those are public programs.

but they are run by private insurance companies. If I'm on, if I qualify for Medicaid or Minnesota care, I get my care through one of the health plans, Blue Cross or Health Partners or whatever. And it's an extra bureaucratic step that costs a lot more money and it's resulting in bad outcomes, worse outcomes, not better outcomes.

but they are run by private insurance companies. If I'm on, if I qualify for Medicaid or Minnesota care, I get my care through one of the health plans, Blue Cross or Health Partners or whatever. And it's an extra bureaucratic step that costs a lot more money and it's resulting in bad outcomes, worse outcomes, not better outcomes.

One of the health plans is prohibiting its doctors at its public hospital to from treating prenatal treatment for visits for women who are on Medicaid. And that's a public program. They're telling people, they're telling their doctors not to treat certain Medicaid patients until they come in the hospital for a childbirth. And these are often low income at risk women who have more complications.

One of the health plans is prohibiting its doctors at its public hospital to from treating prenatal treatment for visits for women who are on Medicaid. And that's a public program. They're telling people, they're telling their doctors not to treat certain Medicaid patients until they come in the hospital for a childbirth. And these are often low income at risk women who have more complications.

Why are we doing it? Well, because we have a public program is being administered by people trying to make money off of it. And to me, one of the hopes I have next year is that we can move to just say, let's go back to, let's kick out this pilot project we've been doing with no evaluation for 30 years.

Why are we doing it? Well, because we have a public program is being administered by people trying to make money off of it. And to me, one of the hopes I have next year is that we can move to just say, let's go back to, let's kick out this pilot project we've been doing with no evaluation for 30 years.