HF 4099

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/04/2020 03:38pm

A bill for an act
relating to health care; changing funding provisions for MNsure; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 62V.05, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 62V.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Operations funding.

deleted text begin (a) Prior to January 1, 2015, MNsure shall retain or collect
up to 1.5 percent of total premiums for individual and small group market health plans and
dental plans sold through MNsure to fund the cash reserves of MNsure, but the amount
collected shall not exceed a dollar amount equal to 25 percent of the funds collected under
section 62E.11, subdivision 6, for calendar year 2012.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) Beginning January 1, 2015, MNsure shall retain or collect up to 3.5 percent of total
premiums for individual and small group market health plans and dental plans sold through
MNsure to fund the operations of MNsure, but the amount collected shall not exceed a
dollar amount equal to 50 percent of the funds collected under section 62E.11, subdivision
6, for calendar year 2012.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (a) new text end Beginning January 1, 2016, new text begin through December 31, 2020, new text end MNsure shall retain or
collect up to 3.5 percent of total premiums for individual and small group market health
plans and dental plans sold through MNsure to fund the operations of MNsure, but the
amount collected may never exceed a dollar amount greater than 100 percent of the funds
collected under section 62E.11, subdivision 6, for calendar year 2012.

deleted text begin (d) For fiscal years 2014 and 2015, the commissioner of management and budget is
authorized to provide cash flow assistance of up to $20,000,000 from the special revenue
fund or the statutory general fund under section 16A.671, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), to
MNsure. Any funds provided under this paragraph shall be repaid, with interest, by June
30, 2015.
deleted text end

new text begin (b) Beginning January 1, 2021, MNsure shall retain or collect up to two percent of total
premiums for individual and small group health plans and dental plans sold through MNsure
to fund the operations of MNsure, but the amount collected may never exceed a dollar
amount greater than 25 percent of the funds collected under section 62E.11, subdivision 6,
for calendar year 2012.
new text end

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end Funding for the operations of MNsure shall cover any compensation provided to
navigators participating in the navigator program.

new text begin (d) Interagency agreements between MNsure and the Department of Human Services
for the Department of Human Services' public assistance cost allocation plan shall not be
modified to reflect any changes to the percentage of premiums that MNsure is allowed to
retain or collect under this section. No additional funding shall be transferred from the
Department of Human Services to MNsure as a result of any changes to the percentage of
premiums that MNsure is allowed to retain or collect under this section.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin RATES FOR INDIVIDUAL MARKET HEALTH AND DENTAL PLANS
FOR 2021.
new text end

new text begin (a) Health carriers must take into account the reduction in the premium withhold
percentage under Minnesota Statutes, section 62V.05, subdivision 2, applicable beginning
in calendar year 2021 for individual market health plans and dental plans sold through
MNsure when setting rates for individual market health plans and dental plans for calendar
year 2021.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, "dental plan," "health carrier," "health plan," and
"individual market" have the meanings given in Minnesota Statutes, section 62V.02.
new text end