Lawmakers: Slow down on health plan changes
A new competitive statewide bidding process forecast to save the state
Earlier this week, UCare filed a lawsuit in
Sen.
"I want to see UCare continue as an option for
She also wants the state to hold off on awarding the contracts so the concerns of
Rochester DFL Rep.
"I want our patients, our enrollees, to get the best possible service that is effective service, and I am being told by people who are closer to the service they are worried about that, and it gives me great pause," she said.
Olmsted County Community Services Director
No matter what happens with the lawsuit, Fleissner said he hopes
UCare isn't the only organization reeling from the bidding results.
The
The prospect of
She added, "I don't think county-based purchasing organizations should be treated like commercial HMOs in the process."
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