• The Dayton administration is operating under Gov. Dayton's executive order, not state law.
• The executive order only allows the departments to "design and develop" the exchange.
• There is no legislative authority to operate the exchange -- to actually "turn it on."
• The State has received $31 million in federal grants and used $2 million.
• The exchange is expected to cost $40 million - $80 million per year to operate (MinnPost).
• The Governor cannot use state dollars without legislative authority.
• Operating fees could be assessed on health plans (higher premiums for enrollees).
• Individuals or entities forced to use the exchange without a state law in place may be able to sue.
$41M to create a sign-up list. No comment needed.
At first I wondered why there was no political part reference attached to the governor’s name. Later, it was obvious he could only be a Democrat!
Suckers. The feds will start the program with that paltry sum, and then the taxpayers of MN will be stuck with another entitlement program that will mushroom into billions of dollars of obligations to dependent recipients.