Feb 142013
The Minnesota Legislature sent a bill expanding Medicaid to Governor Dayton today, moving Minnesota one step closer to fully implementing health care reform. Tens of thousands of people will gain comprehensive health care coverage beginning next year at little additional cost to the state. I’m actually a little surprised that the bill passed this quickly, but I’m also pleased that this Legislature seems intent on getting things done. Legislators must now decide what becomes of MinnesotaCare, the health care program that served many of the people who will now receive Medicaid. It’s likely to continue in one form or another, but the details need to be worked out.
