Pick Yer Poison. Or Peggy Will Pick It For You
By Mitch Berg
Lieutenant Governor Flanagan [1], one of the MNDFL’s leading public intellectuals, on the economics of healthcare:
So much better to have some dude with a public employee union card, behind a desk at a for-corruption state agency, deciding it for you. Amirite?
Former Senator Sean Nienow pointed out the inconvenient facts:
[1] Although have you noticed how the social media accounts of Governor Walz, Senator Smith, Lt. Governor Flanagan and, frequently, Senator Klobuchar sound like they’re written by the same person, or at least some people who sound like 20-something guys (I said what I said) interning in the DFL Comms office?
July 29th, 2025 at 10:20 am
This is not a MN problem, it is a US-wide problem that needs serious consideration and reform. First, cut off illegals from benefits to establish a base line. Then go after REAL costs of procedures. Then go after Big HealthCare fraud and finaly Big HeatlhInsurance. There is no way a CT scan procedure I paid $140 cash for should be charged at $1400 to an insurance company by the same hospital.
July 29th, 2025 at 10:42 am
My understanding is that MN doesn’t allow for-profit medical insurance companies to do business in MN. That’s why United Healthcare, a MN company and the largest medical insurance company in the US, does not (directly) sell medical insurance policies in MN. I don’t think Flanagan knows what she’s talking about – not that that’s ever stopped her.
And jpa is right ^
July 30th, 2025 at 10:53 am
Not many speak Parseltongue, the language of lies. Understanding it is an acquired skill.
Remember Bill Clinton saying, “I don’t believe you can find any evidence of the fact that I have changed government policy solely because of a contribution?” Key lie words: FIND and SOLELY. Translation: “Yes, there is evidence, but you’ll never find it. And even if you do, you won’t be able to prove the contribution was the SOLE reason for the change, because I can always invent other reasons to justify the change.”
Similarly, the “for-profit” qualifier klunks in that sentence. Why only “for-profit?” What about Medicare, or Minncare, or United Health Care? Should some dude behind a desk at Minncare be deciding whether you live or die?
Why does the tax structure of the insurance company make a difference? Is it because a for-profit company cuts corners to save money to pay higher dividends to shareholders, whereas a not-for-profit company cuts corners to save money to pay bigger bonuses to employees? See the difference to the customer denied care? Neither do I.
Oh, and one more thing: TANSTAAFFL. If you are not required to try Chevvy cures before moving on to Cadillac cures, then everybody will demand Cadillacs and costs will balloon meaning either premiums must rise or care must be rationed. Choose wisely.