E Modifying certain provisions under the Minnesota comprehensive health association act; requiring state departments and agencies or local government units to annually report summary information to MCHA and to the commissioner of commerce on the number of persons and the amount of premiums, deductibles, copayment or coinsurance paid on behalf of enrollees; modifying certain maximum premium and deductible requirements, authorizing premium rates to reflect economic and inflationary changes; authorizing the association to establish smoker and nonsmoker premium rates; requiring the association to investigate managed care delivery systems, authorizing cost effective contracts with third party entities; requiring the association by a certain date to establish a system to annually identify individuals insured by MCHA possibly eligible for private health care coverage, medical assistance (MA), state drug programs or other state or federal programs and to endeavor to reduce health care costs using additional methods consistent with effective patient care including development of a focused chronic disease and case management program and a comprehensive program of preventive care and implementation of a total drug formulary program; authorizing the association to offer a plan identical to the number one and number two qualified plans except for the deductible and maximum lifetime benefit, authorizing a separate writing carrier; authorizing the association to annually verify the uninsurability of policyholders for continued eligibility determination purposes; expanding health insurance eligibility for retired employees not eligible for medicare; requiring the association to submit to the legislature and the commissioner of commerce by a certain date a study relating to the impact of increasing the maximum premium range of offered plans a certain percent above the weighted average of rates charged in the individual market for similar plans, requiring the study to include an analysis of the feasibility of establishing a sliding scale premium program for policyholders and the out of pocket expense limit (mk, ja)