MINUTES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION FORTY-SIXTH MEETING
HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
Chair Thomas Huntley called the forty-sixth meeting to order at 12:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was not present when the meeting began.
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The clerk noted the roll:
Members Present:
Huntley, Chair
Hosch, Vice Chair
Abeler
Anderson
Bunn
Dean
Erickson
Fritz
Gottwalt
Liebling
Loeffler
Murphy, E.
Otremba
Peppin
Peterson
Ruud
Slawik
Thao
Thissen
Walker
Members Excused:
Brod
Chair Huntley made opening remarks and testimony began.
Overview of primary care in Minnesota by:
Dr. George Schoephoerster, CentraCare, St. Cloud, MN, appearing on behalf of
Minnesota Medical Association
Discussion followed.
Overview of rural health care in Minnesota by:
Mark Schoenbaum, Director, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care,
Minnesota Department of Health
In the interest of time, the Chair suggested discussion would occur at a later date.
Rural Primary Care: A Physician's Perspective by:
Joseph A. Bianco, MD, Family Medicine Physician, Ely, MN
St. Mary's Duluth Clinic Health System
Training for Primary Care Providers and the Primary Care Challenges in MN
Frank B. Cerra, MD, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences
University of Minnesota Academic Health Center
Brief discussion followed.
Chair Huntley adjourned the meeting at 2:11 p.m.
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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant