Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said today that his administration probably lacks the authority to implement a health exchange in Minnesota unless a bill on the subject is passed by the Legislature.
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Republicans who have control of both houses of the Minnesota Legislature have been split on whether to pass legislation to create a health exchange here. So, the Dayton administration has tapped federal grants to fund planning for a state exchange.
"We believe we have authority...to proceed up to a certain point," Dayton said during a news conference this morning. "We probably don't have the authority to implement (it)."
During the news conference, Dayton and administration officials said that if the state doesn't develop a model for its own health exchange by Jan. 1, 2013, the federal government would impose its own model.
http://www.twincities.com/ci_19852437
Hat tip: Pioneer Press
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