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MNGOP: THE JOHN MARTY RECORD PART IV
By Luke Hellier | December 22, 2009
MARTY BACKS GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE
Marty Claims Government Run Health Care Will Reduce Costs. “’Universal care would cost less, not more,’ said Sen. John Marty, DFL-Roseville, noting that U.S. health costs average nearly twice those of other developed nations. ‘We’re spending a lot more; we’re not getting a lot more. We do worse on infant mortality and life expectancy.’ Marty presented a bill Tuesday to the Health and Family Security Committee that would begin planning comprehensive, universal health coverage for Minnesotans to take effect by 2010. Proposals are also on the way from other quarters, and with health costs rising rapidly, the issue will probably get serious attention during the Legislature’s non-budget session next year.â€Â (Conrad deFiebre, “Health care heading to Capitol front burner,†Star Tribune, November 19, 2003)
Marty Acknowledged His Health Care Plan Would “Be Putting The Health-Insurance Industry Out Of Business In Minnesota.†MinnPost: “Aren’t you essentially putting the insurance industry out of business in Minnesota, and any idea how much Minnesota’s insurers and/or health-care providers have spent lobbying against you and your bill?†John Marty: “I’ve NEVER heard that question before. [He chuckles.] It’s an obvious question. The insurance industry is not particularly fond of this. First of all, we’re not putting the insurance industry out of business. I have homeowners insurance, I have auto insurance, and I’ll continue to have them. We would be putting the health-insurance industry out of business in Minnesota.â€Â (Casey Selix, “Sen. Marty’s lonely quest for a Minnesota Health Plan,†MinnPost.com, August 31, 2009)
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December 22nd, 2009 at 10:38 AM
John Marty’s right: Minnesotan’s aren’t asking for better and cheaper health insurance; they’re asking for better and cheaper health care.