St. Paul, MN, May 9, 2011. A group of protestors representing over a dozen organizations rallied in front of the offices of Minnesota Health Care Plans Office, the HMO trade association, to protest excess retention of funds paid in by the public. Even though there is bipartisan support, the HMO lobbyists have convince the relevant committee chairs to refuse to discuss the cost saving options. Thus a possible billion deficit reduction is swept under the legislative rug. The groups argue that, “Minnesota’s private HMOs have profited from MN’s public Medicaid while 1000s of children w/ disabilities, seniors in nursing homes, and low-income people- all on these same programs face devastating cuts. Over billion a year of taxpayer money funds these programs into a black box of unaccountability. This year alone HMOs kept 0 million in profits and over years HMOs have hoarded .5 billion into their reserve funds.” If all public health insurance programs run by various state agencies were consolidated into one state agency payer would save an estimated billion this year – a significant dent in the billion state deficit. Today’s sponsors: Sponsors: Universal Health Care Action Network MN, 612-384-0973, www.uhcan-mn.org, Practitioner United MN,Twin Cities Gray Panthers, Older Women’s League, Poor Peoples’ Economic Human Rights Campaign, Schneider Drug, West Bank Pharmacy, North Star Health Collective, DFL-Progressive Caucus, Veterans for Peace. Physicians for a …
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