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Capitol Report: Health & Human Services, Health Care Reform
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July 21, 2017
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July 21, 2017
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28:31Now PlayingGeneral Fund spending for health and human services comprises the second largest portion of Minnesota’s state budget, and during the 2017 session, lawmakers grappled with the need to maintain key services as costs continue to rise. Chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Committee, Senator Michelle Benson, R-Ham Lake, joins Capitol Report moderator Shannon Loehrke to discuss the budget.
Senator Jeff Hayden, DFL-Minneapolis, is the ranking minority member of the Human Services Reform Committee, and joins Shannon to provide his perspective on the Health and Human Services budget and what remains to be done.
On July 15, The Star Tribune published a commentary by Senator Jim Abeler, R-Anoka, entitled "It’s time for a bipartisan reset on health care reform." As chair of the Human Services Reform Committee, he discusses his point of view on resetting the health care debate.
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