MINUTES
MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING
HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
Chair Thomas Huntley began the twenty-sixth meeting of the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division at 1:19 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was not present.
Testimony continued from March 31 on the Governor’s Supplemental Budget Recommendations on General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC):
Dr. Michael Belzer, Medical Director, Hennepin County Medical Center
Michael Mahoney, Vice President, Government Affairs, Essentia Health/St. Mary’s Duluth Clinic
Buck McAlpin, Director, Government Affairs, North Memorial Hospital and President,
State Ambulance Association
A quorum was present at 1:42 p.m. and the Chair formally called the meeting to order. The committee legislative assistant noted the roll:
Members Present:
Huntley, Thomas, Chair
Abeler, Jim, Vice Chair
Anzelc, Tom
Brod, Laura
Bunn, Julie
Dean, Matt
Emmer, Tom
Fritz, Patti
Gottwalt, Steve
Hayden, Jeff
Hosch, Larry
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Liebling, Tina
Murphy, Erin
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Peppin, Joyce
Peterson, Sandra
Ruud, Maria
Scalze, Bev
Slawik, Nora
Thao, Cy
Thissen, Paul
Vice Chair Abeler moved approval of the minutes from the March 26 and 31, 2009 meetings. The motion prevailed.
HF 120 (Hosch) - Health care cooperative arrangement oversight established, rural area health care service access increased, and money appropriated.
Representative Hosch moved HF 120 as previously amended to pass and be returned to the Committee on Finance and gave a brief explanation of the bill. Also testifying in support of the bill:
Charles Ness, Chief Executive Officer, Minnesota Rural Health Cooperative
Discussion followed with Julie Sonier, Director, Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, responding to questions of members.
Testifying in opposition to the bill:
Tom Pursell, Attorney, Lindquist & Vennum, MCHP
Discussion continued and Chair Huntley laid over HF 120 for possible inclusion in the Health and Human Services Finance omnibus bill.
Minutes
Health Care & Human Services Finance
April 1, 2009
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Public Testimony on Governor’s Supplemental Budget
Jan Malcolm, Chief Executive Office, Courage Center, Golden Valley
Joel Ulland, Manager of Health Policy, U Care
Ralonda Mason, Attorney, St. Cloud Area Legal Services
Chair Huntley adjourned the meeting at 2:38 p.m.
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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant