HF 1918

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/29/2012 02:41pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services
to submit to the legislature a plan to restructure and reform state health care
programs in the event of federal changes to the Medicaid program.

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

Section 1. new text begin DELIVERING HEALTH CARE THROUGH STATE PROGRAMS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Plan submittal. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of human services, in
consultation with the commissioners of health and commerce, shall develop and submit to
the legislature, by December 15, 2012, a plan to restructure and reform medical assistance,
MinnesotaCare, and other state health care programs. The plan must be designed to
maintain and improve health care access, quality, cost-effectiveness, and affordability,
in the event that the federal government makes significant changes in Medicaid service
delivery, eligibility, and financing.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Plan criteria. new text end

new text begin The plan submitted by the commissioner must:
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new text begin (1) provide for continuity of care and minimize any loss of health care access or
coverage;
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new text begin (2) emphasize personal responsibility and involvement in making choices about
health care;
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new text begin (3) provide patients and health care providers with financial incentives to use and
deliver health care services efficiently and achieve better health outcomes;
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new text begin (4) incorporate innovative and effective health care delivery approaches, including
but not limited to approaches based on defined contributions to enrollees and a system
of coordinated care delivery models; and
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new text begin (5) build upon, and be consistent with, recent state health care reform initiatives
related to improving health care quality and increasing transparency in health care.
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