… all spending in that program has gone to administrative costs rather than to health care, and 88% of those administrative costs were paid by federal taxpayers. Dr. Connolly. Last August, Minnesota's Department of Health of Human Services shared that new requirements from the big ugly bill could potentially increase state, local and tribal administrative spending by $165 million annually. What do patients lose when federal Medicaid dollars are diverted from health care to setting up new administrative requirements? So I think there are. Thank you for the question, Representative Tranquil. (03:44–03:56)
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Cites Minnesota's projection of a $165 million annual increase in administrative spending due to new requirements.
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