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GOP Governor Backs Universal Child Health Care In MN

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Health Care

In a sweeping policy departure that aligns with a top agenda item of the newly elected DFL legislative majorities, Gov. Tim Pawlenty called Tuesday for extending health care access to up to 90,000 uninsured children as a step toward coverage for all Minnesotans.

“We all, I think, can chart a path toward universal coverage,” he said in a luncheon speech to a health reform conference in Minneapolis. “We’re going to have to move in stages. … We should start with covering all kids.”

Pawlenty also peppered his remarks with broad criticism of the nation’s current “tattered, outdated, inefficient” health care system and hard shots at health maintenance organizations (HMOs), prescription drug advertising and political meddling in health policy.

And interestingly enough, it was Republican Mitt Romney who passed a mandated, universal health coverage bill in Massachusetts recently…one big reason why people think he’s a moderate dark horse for the Republican nomination.

It’ll be interesting to see what proposal they come up with, and we’ll have more as it develops.

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6 Responses to “GOP Governor Backs Universal Child Health Care In MN”

Paul Silver Says:
November 16th, 2006 at 10:21 am
We may be witnessing a tipping point. A few days ago the health industry proposed a plan for universal coverage:

http://austincentrist.blogspot.com/2006/11/health-insurance-industry-proposes.html
Latest Greatinfoandtips17 at greatinfoandtips17.info Says:
November 16th, 2006 at 10:33 am
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sleipner Says:
November 16th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
Well, I’d look carefully at any Republican proposed healthcare reform to see which healthcare, drug, and insurance corporations are making a killing on the plan…otherwise, why would they even propose such a thing? Certainly not for the people!
sleipner Says:
November 16th, 2006 at 6:41 pm
Note – I would not necessarily assume a Democrat’s plan would be influence free either, I just generally think they’re less egregious about their pandering.
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