Legislative auditor issues tough report on MNsure

Legislative Auditor James Nobles called MNsure "seriously flawed" and said it was "well intended but not well executed."

February 17, 2015 at 10:11PM
MNsure CEO Scott Leitz listened to a question from Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake, foreground.        ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, February 17, 2015   Legislative Auditor James Nobles called MNSure "seriously flawed" and said it was "well intended but not well executed."
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MNsure CEO Scott Leitz listened to a question from Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake, foreground.

Legislative Auditor James Nobles called MNSure "seriously flawed" and said it was "well intended but not well executed."  ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, February 17, 2015
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Legislative Auditor James Nobles called MNsure "seriously flawed" and said it was "well intended but not well executed."

MNsure CEO Scott Leitz, center whispered to Joel Alter, Legislative Auditor evaluation manager, left and Legislative Auditor James Nobles, right, during a break.     ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, February 17, 2015   Legislative Auditor James Nobles called MNSure "seriously flawed" and said it was "well intended but not well executed."
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MNsure CEO Scott Leitz, center whispered to Joel Alter, Legislative Auditor evaluation manager, left and Legislative Auditor James Nobles, right, during a break.

Rep. Nick Zerwas, R- Elk River questioned MNsure officials saying, "to sit here and say we insured 15,000 new people for nearly $200 million, that's crazy talk."     ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, February 17, 2015   Legislative Auditor James Nobles called MNSure "seriously flawed" and said it was "well intended but not well executed."
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Rep. Nick Zerwas, R- Elk River questioned MNsure officials saying, "to sit here and say we insured 15,000 new people for nearly $200 million, that's crazy talk."

Legislators questioned the legislative auditor and MNsure officials for nearly three hours.  foreground, MNsure CEO Scott Leitz, L to R behind him, evaluation manager Joel Alter, Legislative Auditor James Nobles, DHS Commissioner Lucinda Jesson and MNsure chairman Brian Beutner.    ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, February 17, 2015   Legislative Auditor James Nobles called MNSure "seriously flawed" and said it was "well intended but not well executed."
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MNsure CEO Scott Leitz answered questions.

Legislators questioned the legislative auditor and MNsure officials for nearly three hours.   L to R, MNsure chairman Brian Beutner, DHS Commissioner Lucinda Jesson, Legislative Auditor James Nobles, evaluation manager Joel Alter, MNsure CEO Scott Leitz .    ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, February 17, 2015   Legislative Auditor James Nobles called MNSure "seriously flawed" and said it was "well intended but not well executed."
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Legislators questioned the legislative auditor and MNsure officials for nearly three hours.

Graphics from the legislative auditor's report on MNsure.      ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, February 17, 2015   Legislative Auditor James Nobles called MNSure "seriously flawed" and said it was "well intended but not well executed."
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Graphics from the legislative auditor's report on MNsure.

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Photojournalist Glen Stubbe has been chief political photographer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2011 and was business photographer and photo editor before that. He was named Visual MN Photographer of the Year twice in a row, first in 2015, and then combined 2016-2017.

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