Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Minnesota Lawmakers Come To Terms On Health Spending Budget Issues
For months, the single biggest difference between Republicans and Democrats at the Minnesota Capitol was health and human services. More than a billion dollars separated the two major proposals, to say nothing of controversial ideas: repealing MinnesotaCare, a deep purge of public program rolls, making MNsure a state agency and huge differences in nursing home funding. (Montgomery, 5/17)
Gov. Jerry Brown's May budget revision released on Thursday included about $381 million in health care revenue that wasn't in the previous January budget proposal. Health care advocates wondered which programs might be funded by the new federal money, but the governor has proposed absorbing it into the general fund. (Gorn, 4/15)
New York received $48.6 billion in federal grants used primarily for Medicaid, homeland security and storm relief, public welfare and education. (5/17)
