Legislative Session number- 81

Bill Name: SF3626

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)