Senator John Marty

Sure. Yes and no. First of all, on technology, technology has in some ways saved huge amounts of money. In other ways, much of the way we use the technology is not on patient records and so on. Absolutely. If they did not have to report what we're doing and why we're doing it and how much we're charging for each thing. I agree.

Sure. Yes and no. First of all, on technology, technology has in some ways saved huge amounts of money. In other ways, much of the way we use the technology is not on patient records and so on. Absolutely. If they did not have to report what we're doing and why we're doing it and how much we're charging for each thing. I agree.

If you took out the billing side of it, you would cut the cost, bureaucratic cost by half. Huge, more than half. And the technology stuff. Because if doctors and medical providers and in hospitals and so on were sharing all the medical stuff.

If you took out the billing side of it, you would cut the cost, bureaucratic cost by half. Huge, more than half. And the technology stuff. Because if doctors and medical providers and in hospitals and so on were sharing all the medical stuff.

The medical stuff, the health records for patients, without sharing the cost and the billing, if they were using it for medical care and not for that, it would be a huge plus. But anyhow, we're using technology to make it more expensive, unfortunately. But that's not good. The studies.

The medical stuff, the health records for patients, without sharing the cost and the billing, if they were using it for medical care and not for that, it would be a huge plus. But anyhow, we're using technology to make it more expensive, unfortunately. But that's not good. The studies.

Right. I would say that some of the studies, there's one I've been pushing for for 10 years. We finally got it. And that's to do a cost analysis of a logical, universal health care system using as a proxy for that proposed Minnesota health plan. Compare that, the cost to everyone, the cost, economic and health costs and benefits, cost benefit analysis.

Right. I would say that some of the studies, there's one I've been pushing for for 10 years. We finally got it. And that's to do a cost analysis of a logical, universal health care system using as a proxy for that proposed Minnesota health plan. Compare that, the cost to everyone, the cost, economic and health costs and benefits, cost benefit analysis.

a logical universal healthcare system to what we're doing now. Not government costs, not employer costs, not patient costs, not anybody costs, but the whole system, all the costs. And that includes things like, you know, when we figure out medical care costs, a lot of the costs I would argue that they call as medical costs

a logical universal healthcare system to what we're doing now. Not government costs, not employer costs, not patient costs, not anybody costs, but the whole system, all the costs. And that includes things like, you know, when we figure out medical care costs, a lot of the costs I would argue that they call as medical costs

prior authorization where a doctor has to approve, I mean, where an insurance company has to approve the care your doctor wants to give you, that to me is not improved medical care. There's no purpose. The insurance company has not interviewed the patient. They have not

prior authorization where a doctor has to approve, I mean, where an insurance company has to approve the care your doctor wants to give you, that to me is not improved medical care. There's no purpose. The insurance company has not interviewed the patient. They have not

treated the patient they have not examined the patient they're making decisions based on some chart and what they think makes sense right and that's hugely that's purely administrative burden meant to save money and to me um that's what we have to look at everything and another type of cost we don't ever figure it out but the time you spend trying to figure out your co-pays and your bills

treated the patient they have not examined the patient they're making decisions based on some chart and what they think makes sense right and that's hugely that's purely administrative burden meant to save money and to me um that's what we have to look at everything and another type of cost we don't ever figure it out but the time you spend trying to figure out your co-pays and your bills

What's your time worth? No kidding. Nobody thinks that's fun. What are you paid at work? How many hours are you spending a month doing that?

What's your time worth? No kidding. Nobody thinks that's fun. What are you paid at work? How many hours are you spending a month doing that?

Right. And for that matter, employers, the same thing. How much time they spend shopping for health care each year for their employees and then teaching their employees what's covered and helping them through the mess. That's a huge thing. If they just had, here, health care coverage. It'd be so much simpler. But all those costs, figure that in.

Right. And for that matter, employers, the same thing. How much time they spend shopping for health care each year for their employees and then teaching their employees what's covered and helping them through the mess. That's a huge thing. If they just had, here, health care coverage. It'd be so much simpler. But all those costs, figure that in.

So one cost analysis, Minnesota health plan versus current law, what it would cost, what it would save, what it would do. And I'm talking both medical health costs and benefits and economic costs and benefits, because my premise is it's cheaper and far better health wise. But that's a study. I'm really thrilled we're doing it. Some of the other studies I'm really troubled by.

So one cost analysis, Minnesota health plan versus current law, what it would cost, what it would save, what it would do. And I'm talking both medical health costs and benefits and economic costs and benefits, because my premise is it's cheaper and far better health wise. But that's a study. I'm really thrilled we're doing it. Some of the other studies I'm really troubled by.