Creating a 21st Century Medicaid System: State Perspective
Date: September 16, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN), is the Chair of the National Governors Association. The Governor outlines the ambitious list of action items that his administration is pursuing which includes transparency of cost and quality, an aggressive push for electronic medical records, and the pursuit of market based reforms. Governor Pawlenty announces that Minnesota is the first state in the nation to establish a statewide billing policy for care made necessary by preventable medical errors.
