Relating to health

ARTICLE 1 - STATE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS

Making conforming and other changes related to federal health care reform; providing for health care subsidies; establishing accountable care organizations; authorizing commissioner of human services to enter into agreements with other states to establish regional payment reform systems for reimbursement; authorizing commissioner to offer a publicly administered health plan; specifying medical assistance (MA) eligibility; requiring the commissioner to use a net income standard for certain eligibility determinations; specifying income standards for medical assistance (MA); limiting MinnesotaCare eligibility to children; repealing the MinnesotaCare program

ARTICLE 2 - PRIVATE SECTOR HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM

"Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange"; defining certain terms; specifying health plan participation in exchange eligibility; authorizing the exchange to help consumers compare health plans; specifying individual and small employer participation and eligibility; establishing certain responsibilities of the exchange; exempting the state from liability actions of the exchange; specifying powers of the exchange; requiring the exchange to establish dispute resolution procedures; establishing the exchange governance, subsequent board membership and operation; specifying the operations of the exchange and investment of assets; requiring the legislative auditor to audit the exchange; allowing individuals to choose insurance producers to assist choosing a plan through the exchange; specifying health plan implementation; requiring the commissioners of commerce and health to discuss with insurance regulators the possibility of entering into interstate compacts; requiring universal health coverage by a certain date; specifying instructions to the revisor of statutes; repealing the Minnesota comprehensive health association (MCHA)
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