The following article by Glenn Howatt was posted on the Star Tribune site July 14, 2017:
Health legislation moving toward a vote in the U.S. Senate would reverse gains made in insurance coverage and drive up costs for all Minnesotans, the CEOs of two of the state’s largest health care companies said in an interview Thursday.
It could also produce job losses and service cutbacks at the state’s hospitals and clinics and halt reforms that aim to boost quality, improve medical outcomes and cut costs, they said.
“I have deep, deep concerns about where the federal framework is right now and where it is proposed to go,” said Dr. Penny Wheeler, chief executive at Allina Health, a hospital and clinic system that is Minnesota’s fifth-largest employer. “There’s nothing in this bill that talks about system reform, and in fact it actually undercuts system reform by cutting so many people off of coverage.” Continue reading “Two Minnesota CEOs weigh in against Senate GOP health care bill”