METRO

Star Tribune
Commentary: "Lori Sturdevant: Healthy Minnesota plan has friends in both parties," March 18, 2007
Commentary: "Lisa Nilles: What we need: single payer, a single plan," March 15, 2007
Editorial: "Time to move toward universal coverage," March 11, 2007
Article: "Health insurance for all Minnesotans by 2011?" March 8, 2007

Pioneer Press
"Employers take on a new health challenge," March 9, 2007

Minnesota Public Radio
"Plan would make every Minnesotan get health insurance," March 8, 2007

The Business Journal
"Group calls for full health coverage in MN," March 8, 2007

WCCO Radio (Associated Press)
"Plan: Get Health Insurance or Face Tax Penalties," March 8, 2007

KARE 11
"Lawmaker and industry propose universal health coverage," March 8, 2007

"Whatever" (KARE Program)
"Lawmaker and industry propose universal health coverage"

KSTP TV
"Bill would mandate health care for all Minnesotans," March 8, 2007

GREATER MINNESOTA

Rochester Post-Bulletin
Letter: "Market has messed up health care," March 29, 2007
Commentary: "Tom Forsythe: Health-care system should operate as a free market ," March 17, 2007
Commentary: "Sheila Kiscaden: 'Healthy Minnesota' a step toward fixing public health system ," March 17, 2007

Saint Cloud Times
"Our view: Don't buy into health coverage mandate," March 16, 2007

West Central Tribune
"New proposal expands health insurance for all Minnesotans," March 9, 2007

Brainerd Dispatch
"Health insurance a must in plan," March 9, 2007

Fairmont Sentinel
"Mandating coverage takes another swipe at freedom," March 8, 2007

Duluth News Tribune
"Duluth lawmakers push for mandatory health insurance,"March 9, 2007

OTHER

Business Wire
"Labor, Business and Health Care Groups Part Ways with MMA’s Healthy Minnesota Committee,"  March 8, 2007

Kaiser Network
"Minnesota Proposal Would Provide Universal Health Coverage by 2011," March 12, 2007

Courage Center
"Courage Center Supports Healthy Minnesota Legislation," March 9, 2007

State Rep. John Benson (District 43-B )endorses Healthy Minnesota
"Healthcare"

Minnesota Hospital Association
"Healthy Minnesota legislation introduced," Mar 09, 2007

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians
"MAFP Supports MMA Health Care Reform Proposal"

Healthy Minnesota news releases

Minnesota Leaders Propose Bill Requiring Insurance for All
Healthy Minnesota: A Partnership for Reform, today introduced a sweeping vision for health care reform in Minnesota and specific legislation for 2007. The Healthy Minnesota Partnership is a broad-based, ad hoc coalition of legislators, educators, physicians, and executive leaders of health plans, hospitals, clinics and consumer groups.

Physicians Launch Health Care Reform Partnership
March 7, 2006 -- The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA), representing more than 10,000 physicians throughout the state, today announced a new partnership of Minnesota leaders in health care, business, state government, labor, education, and consumer advocacy who have come together to recommend and implement strategies for health care reform.

Healthy Minnesota background material

How Much Would It Cost to Cover the Uninsured in Minnesota?
July 6, 2006 --Minnesota Department of Health Background Paper: Preliminary Estimates

The Minnesota Medical Home Learning Collaborative: A Step to Improving Care for Minnesota's Children with Special Health Care Needs
January 2006 -- Minnesota Medicine

MMA news releases

Physicians Support Healthy Minnesota Bill
March 8, 2007 -- The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA), representing more than 11,000 physicians throughout the state, today announced support for the legislative proposal developed by Healthy Minnesota: A Partnership for Reform, a broad coalition of elected officials, educators, physicians, and executive-level leaders of hospitals, health plans, clinics and consumer groups.

Physicians Launch Health Care Reform Partnership
March 7, 2006 -- The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA), representing more than 10,000 physicians throughout the state, today announced a new partnership of Minnesota leaders in health care, business, state government, labor, education, and consumer advocacy who have come together to recommend and implement strategies for health care reform.

Sen. Kiscaden and Rep. Abeler Introduce Health-Care Reform Bill
March 29, 2005 -- State Senator Sheila Kiscaden (I-Rochester) and State Representative Jim Abeler (R-Anoka) have introduced the “Physicians Plan for a Healthy Minnesota” bill.

Miscellaneous news items from the MMA about Healthy Minnesota

Healthy Minnesota bill gets first hearing
March 14, 2006 -- Key parts of the Healthy Minnesota bill passed out of committee Tuesday, after the bill’s first hearing.

Healthy Minnesota bill introduced at Capitol
March 8, 2007 -- The Healthy Minnesota bill, the product of an ambitious year-long reform collaboration by many of the state’s leaders in health care, was introduced Thursday morning at a news conference at the State Capitol.

Healthy Minnesota obesity plan in spotlight at Mayo Summit
March 9, 2007 -- “We are raising kids who may be the first in our history to have shorter average life spans than their parents,” according to Jan Malcolm, CEO of Courage Center and member of Healthy Minnesota Partnership for Reform.

Labor, business groups object to Healthy Minnesota
March 8, 2007 – No sooner had the Healthy Minnesota bill been introduced at the State Capitol than some groups – who had taken part in the Healthy Minnesota deliberations -- spoke out against it.

Star Tribune hails Healthy Minnesota bill
March 12, 2007 -- An editorial in Sunday’s Star Tribune praised the Healthy Minnesota bill introduced last week as arising from the practical Minnesota tradition of collective problem-solving. The headline proclaimed that “The time has come for universal coverage” in our state.

‘Healthy Minnesota’ bill being unveiled this morning
March 8, 2007—The Healthy Minnesota bill, S.F. 1689, the product of an ambitious reform collaboration by many of the state’s leaders in health care, will be formally unveiled at a news conference at the State Capitol this morning at 10:30 a.m.

HealthyMinnesota.org Unveiled
July 7, 2006 -- Information about Healthy Minnesota: A Partnership for Reform is now online at healthyminnesota.org.

MMA Launches Health Reform Partnership
March 10, 2006 -- The MMA brought together many of the state’s most influential health care leaders Wednesday to reform Minnesota’s health care system.