Although President Obama's Affordable Care Act will improve access to health care,
it will not address many of the problems with cost, access, and quality in our
dysfunctional health care system.
The proposed Minnesota Health Plan would be a single, statewide plan that would cover all Minnesotans for all their medical needs. Equally important, it would reduce the need for costly medical care through public health, education, prevention and early intervention. Under the plan, patients would be able to see the medical providers of their choice when they need care, and their coverage would not end when they lose their job or switch to a new employer. Consumers would use the same doctors and medical professionals, the same hospitals and clinics, but all the payments, covering all of the costs, would be made by the plan, and everyone would be covered.
Senator John Marty is the author of the Minnesota Health Plan.
Please click the links below for more information. All documents are in Adobe Acrobat format.
The proposed Minnesota Health Plan would be a single, statewide plan that would cover all Minnesotans for all their medical needs. Equally important, it would reduce the need for costly medical care through public health, education, prevention and early intervention. Under the plan, patients would be able to see the medical providers of their choice when they need care, and their coverage would not end when they lose their job or switch to a new employer. Consumers would use the same doctors and medical professionals, the same hospitals and clinics, but all the payments, covering all of the costs, would be made by the plan, and everyone would be covered.
Senator John Marty is the author of the Minnesota Health Plan.
Please click the links below for more information. All documents are in Adobe Acrobat format.
- One page summary of the Minnesota Health Plan
- Principles of health care reform
- Savings and costs of the MHP (2 pages)
- In depth costs and benefits of the MHP (6 pages)
- Minnesota: Growth & Justice Report - big savings, other benefits from single payer
- Analysis of single payer savings in Vermont
- Analysis of single payer savings in Colorado
- FAQ on the Minnesota Health Plan
- Health plan comparison: MHP vs. ACA
- Comparison of Health Systems: US vs other countries
- Health Care Crisis: Minnesota Stories