Legislative Session number- 87

Bill Name: SF2441

"Minnesota Health Benefits Act"; creating the Minnesota health benefits exchange
as an independent public entity in partnership with the departments of commerce,
health, and human services to operate a consumer-friendly marketplace providing
consumers with the ability to choose among qualified insurance products,
facilitates enrollment in certified health plans, administers financial
assistance to those who are eligible, negotiates with health plans to achieve
high value for consumers, and achieves goals of reducing health disparities;
defining certain terms; requiring governance by a board of directors, specifying
certain duties and membership requirements; creating advisory committees and
specifying certain duties; authorizing the exchange to adopt rules to implement
provisions of the act; providing for fair hearings for individuals aggrieved by
an eligibility decision or a subsidy determination; specifying the exchange's
relationship with other law
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