Senate Health and Human Services Committee on 2/16/2023

Bills

Committee Members

Sen. Melissa Wiklund

Senate, 51, DFL, sen.melissa.wiklund@senate.mn, 651-297-8061

(Heard as: Wicklund Riklund )

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Sen. Alice Mann

Senate, 50, DFL, sen.alice.mann@senate.mn, 651-296-6238

(Heard as: Chris Schieman Chris Schneemann Mann Schneeman )

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Sen. Paul Utke

Senate, 5, R, sen.paul.utke@senate.mn, 651-296-9651

(Heard as: Utke Luke Breen Otke )

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Sen. Jim Abeler

Senate, 35, R, sen.jim.abeler@senate.mn, 651-296-3733

(Heard as: Abler Abel )

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Sen. Liz Boldon

Senate, 25, DFL, sen.liz.boldon@senate.mn, 651-296-3903

(Heard as: Bolden Phil Griffin Bolden )

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Sen. John Hoffman

Senate, 34, DFL, sen.john.hoffman@senate.mn, 651-296-4154

Sen. Robert Kupec

Senate, 4, DFL, sen.robert.kupec@senate.mn, 651-296-3205

Sen. Bill Lieske

Senate, 58, R, sen.bill.lieske@senate.mn, 651-296-5019

Sen. Kelly Morrison

Senate, 45, DFL, sen.kelly.morrison@senate.mn, 651-296-9261

(Heard as: Morrison )

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Noteworthy Content:

00:09:32,060 - And that the work of equity and antiracism requires that we are all actively committed to rebuilding that trust.

00:12:14,300 - how Medicaid and Minnesota Care contributes to the inequities we see and

00:14:44,140 - in addressing some of our worst racial inequities which lead to

00:15:03,440 - And that was the focus of a report we put out last year that started in 2021 on how we could build racial equity into the walls of Minnesota Medicaid.

00:15:23,520 - but also the impact of structural racism in our systems.

00:15:56,360 - health and racial equity in our programs,

00:17:07,480 - And so our first call to action was that we should improve racial equity in eligibility,

00:20:55,900 - You can see the demographics by race there.

00:24:32,000 - We've heard clearly from communities that this is among their top priorities to improve health and racial equity in our system.

00:27:11,560 - definition racist because it's a disparity you could predict.

00:31:36,480 - and this is what the role of the building racial equity into the walls of the Medicaid report was,

00:55:22,860 - uncompensated care, and health inequities in our state.

01:37:59,920 - and health inequities in our state and it impacts a group of people who

01:46:40,320 - Paul and Worthington each day we have the privilege of working with immigrants and

02:00:05,440 - sheet now building health equity and addressing social determinants health

02:03:28,380 - taxpayer and citizen I object to the state maintaining a privilege system of