Live Blogging HF 3391
The session was scheduled to start at 11 and guess what? Still no call to order. As soon as the session is called to order the live blog will start. I will have to break from noon to one from my regular Tuesday/Thursday appearance on MidStream Radio but I will be monitoring and if anything juicy comes up I will post it here.
The House has been called to order and they are doing the invocation.
Well that was quick - Rep. Sertich is already asking for a recess and wants to know from Rep. Seifert how many amendments will be coming from the minority side of the aisle. Rep. Seifert said that there will be more than 5 and less than last Thursday (44). Both sides will caucus during the recess!
12:49 and still in recess. I am watching and will start reporting once they are called back to order.
The House was finally called back to order. They are talking about HF 1314 - Truth in Music Advertising.
Now debating HF 3569 - directing the U to study worker health in the taconite industry. 2:34 OK they are STILL debating the taconite bill....if this is any indication of how the debate on 3391 is going to go it's going to be a LONG night.
Oh Glory....they are finally voting on HF 3569. Rep. Tinglestad is introducing a special guest...oh boy. HF 3391 is finally up for debate.
Rep. Huntley is the author and is up talking about how the health care system needs dramatic change and that we need to provide coverage for the uninsured. He is listing all the groups who support the bill including the unions and all the other usual suspects.
Rep Erin Murphy is talking about the health care home concept. She said that it is not a place but a concept. She says that it is voluntary for providers and patients, but that is countered later in the bill. Rep. Theissen is speaking now about how it is necessary for all Minnesotans to have affordable quality health care. He then mentions that only 7% of the population of MN is lacking said affordable quality healthcare. So we are taking over the who system for 7% of the population???? He also acknowledges that many of the uninsured are uninsured by choice and that this will "fix" that. So we are taking away free choice?
Rep??? (I missed her name) is talking about chronic care and how this will take care of it. She is also talking about how this bill will reduce obesity and tobacco usage.
Rep Huntley is speaking again. Quoting a member of the MMA who said that he "wished that people would quit saying that the health care system is broken because that implies it can be fixed." He is now talking about how this is payment reform (so that is how they are going to spin it ed). He quotes NE Journal Of Med article that says payment reform is necessary and implies that this (government take over of the system) is the way that they are advocating. He totally ignores the possibility of payment reform that puts the PATIENT in charge.....
Amendments in another post.
The House has been called to order and they are doing the invocation.
Well that was quick - Rep. Sertich is already asking for a recess and wants to know from Rep. Seifert how many amendments will be coming from the minority side of the aisle. Rep. Seifert said that there will be more than 5 and less than last Thursday (44). Both sides will caucus during the recess!
12:49 and still in recess. I am watching and will start reporting once they are called back to order.
The House was finally called back to order. They are talking about HF 1314 - Truth in Music Advertising.
Now debating HF 3569 - directing the U to study worker health in the taconite industry. 2:34 OK they are STILL debating the taconite bill....if this is any indication of how the debate on 3391 is going to go it's going to be a LONG night.
Oh Glory....they are finally voting on HF 3569. Rep. Tinglestad is introducing a special guest...oh boy. HF 3391 is finally up for debate.
Rep. Huntley is the author and is up talking about how the health care system needs dramatic change and that we need to provide coverage for the uninsured. He is listing all the groups who support the bill including the unions and all the other usual suspects.
Rep Erin Murphy is talking about the health care home concept. She said that it is not a place but a concept. She says that it is voluntary for providers and patients, but that is countered later in the bill. Rep. Theissen is speaking now about how it is necessary for all Minnesotans to have affordable quality health care. He then mentions that only 7% of the population of MN is lacking said affordable quality healthcare. So we are taking over the who system for 7% of the population???? He also acknowledges that many of the uninsured are uninsured by choice and that this will "fix" that. So we are taking away free choice?
Rep??? (I missed her name) is talking about chronic care and how this will take care of it. She is also talking about how this bill will reduce obesity and tobacco usage.
Rep Huntley is speaking again. Quoting a member of the MMA who said that he "wished that people would quit saying that the health care system is broken because that implies it can be fixed." He is now talking about how this is payment reform (so that is how they are going to spin it ed). He quotes NE Journal Of Med article that says payment reform is necessary and implies that this (government take over of the system) is the way that they are advocating. He totally ignores the possibility of payment reform that puts the PATIENT in charge.....
Amendments in another post.
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