Government Relations
April 11, 2013
Blowback at the Capitol sends Mayo back to drawing board
The Mayo Clinic had a rough Wednesday at the Minnesota House, where legislators blasted the company’s CEO, insulted its hometown and nearly derailed debate on a $500 million bill over a $5 million local tax spat. Now it’s back to the drawing board for Mayo and its supporters, who are seeking $585 million from the […]
Tags: funding, Minnesota Legislature, Star Tribune, state funding, tax money
April 10, 2013
Mayo CEO on Minnesota expansion: ‘We’ll have to rethink … the best use of our money’
In blunt words aimed squarely at the Minnesota Legislature, the president and CEO of the Mayo Clinic warned Tuesday that the hallowed medical institution has “49 states” eager to have Mayo’s planned multibillion-dollar expansion if the state is unwilling to pitch in. “We’re never going to leave Minnesota, and we don’t want to leave Minnesota,” […]
Tags: Dr. John Noseworthy, funding, Minnesota Legislature, National Press Club, Star Tribune
April 5, 2013
Potential DMC result: $100 million Mayo Clinic hospital tower
If Mayo Clinic’s Destination Medical Center is approved by the Legislature, one of the first concrete results probably will be construction of a $100 million hospital tower on the Saint Marys Hospital campus, a Mayo official said Wednesday. Dr. Bradly Narr, DMC medical director, said once the bill passes, he expects Mayo Clinic in Rochester […]
Tags: construction projects, destination medical center, DMC, Dr. Bradly Narr, hospital tower, Minnesota Legislature, Post Bulletin
April 3, 2013
Legislators balk at $500M request from Mayo to aid expansion
When Minnesota lawmakers return to the state Capitol on Tuesday to focus on a two-year budget, they will also weigh whether to approve the Mayo Clinic’s request for $500 million to support its $3 billion expansion plan…Lisa Clark, the administrator for the system’s Destination Medical Center plan, said a new plan could emerge if lawmakers […]
Tags: destination medical center, DMC, funding, funding request, infrastsructure, Lisa Clark, MPR, private investment
April 2, 2013
The Daily Circuit: House leaders clash over funding for Mayo proposal
The Mayo Clinic’s ambition to become a “destination medical center” has lawmakers divided — and not just along party lines. Two DFL House leaders — Taxes Committee Chair Ann Lenczewski and Assistant Majority Leader Kim Norton — see things very differently…The novelty of the plan doesn’t concern Norton, who is sponsoring the bill in the […]
Tags: destination medical center, DMC, infrastructure, MPR, Rep. Ann Lenczewski, Rep. Kim Norton
April 2, 2013
Mayo looks for jumpstart in Minnesota House committee
The bill to assist the Mayo Clinic in a major expansion is back before a Minnesota House committee where it hit turbulence last month. The House Taxes Committee planned Tuesday to take another look at Mayo’s request for a state subsidy for infrastructure upgrades in Rochester. Mayo officials say the public works projects are critical […]
Tags: House Taxes Committee, infrastructure upgrades, Minnesota House, public works, Star Tribune, state subsidy
April 1, 2013
Minnesota Legislature’s session half over, but not its work
Here’s a snapshot of what has been done so far this session and what remains: What happened: The Mayo Clinic announced plans to spend $3.5 billion over 20 years to solidify the health system’s hometown of Rochester as a global destination for medical care…The clinic wants the state to support the growth by earmarking more than […]
Tags: destination medical center, DMC, funding, infrastructure, Minnesota Legislature, Pioneer Press, tax revenue
March 22, 2013
Mayo Clinic, state officials seek funding Plan B
Mayo Clinic officials are working with lawmakers to come up with a Plan B to pay for its Destination Medical Center proposal amid criticism about the current plan, which would require more than $500 million in state support…A Republican backer of the project, Rep. Greg Davids, from Preston, said he fears time is running out. […]
Tags: destination medical center, DMC bill, funding, Rep. Greg Davids, Star Tribune
March 20, 2013
Mayo Clinic seeks expansion project, faces scrutiny in committees
Minnesota’s largest private employer, the Mayo Clinic of Rochester, has been flexing its muscles at the State Capitol this session, with hopes of passing one-of-a-kind legislation that will help the medical institution achieve a $6 billion project to expand itself and also grow the city of Rochester. A few weeks into the current legislative session, […]
Tags: Gov. Mark Dayton, infrastructure improvements, legislation, State Capitol, tax revenues, The Caledonia Argus
March 18, 2013
The Doctor Won’t See You Now. He’s Clocked Out
President Obama has touted “staff models” like the Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania and the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota that employ doctors and then succeed in reducing costs by closely managing what they do. When integrated delivery networks succeed, they are rarely led by a hospital. ObamaCare seeks to replicate these institutions nationwide, even though […]
Tags: cost reduction, Geisinger Health System, integrated delivery network, Management, obamacare, President Obama, staff models, Wall Street Journal