Like him or not, Sen. Kent Conrad deserves respect for at least one thing: He broke all the rules of Washington last week when he publicly criticized the Obama administration … …
Posted in Matt Bunk's Column, OPINION | Tagged Frontier Amendment, Frontier States Amendment, Medicare, President Obama, renege, Sen. Kent Conrad | 2 CommentsWhen President Obama needed fellow Democrats to support his health care reform bill, he agreed to give North Dakota senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan what they had been requesting … …
Posted in ND in DC, NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow | Tagged Frontier Amendment, Frontier States Amendment, healthcare, hospitals, John Hoeven, Kent Conrad, MedCenter One, Medicare, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, President Obama, Rick Berg, rural states, South Dakota, St. Alexius, Wyoming | 10 CommentsA recent change in a Medicare reimbursement formula that equalized the playing field for North Dakota hospitals is in serious jeopardy as the deficit-reduction debate takes center stage in Washington, … …
Posted in ND in DC, NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow | Tagged Frontier Amendment, Frontier States Amendment, healthcare, Kent Conrad, MedCenterOne, Medicare, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, President Obama, Rick Berg, South Dakota, St. Alexius, Wyoming | 1 Comment