MN HF3801

Amend Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.02, subdivision 3, to modify financial management procedures for the MinnesotaCare program.

Commissioner must assess expected expenditures for covered services for the remainder of the current biennium and the following biennium, comparing estimated expenditure including reserves to estimated revenues in the health care access fund.

If a state revenue and expenditure forecast projects MinnesotaCare expenditures will exceed available revenues, the commissioner must implement adjustments sufficient to limit expenditures to estimated revenue, with at least 14 days' notice to legislative committees.

Permitted adjustments include stopping new enrollment, eliminating coverage for enrolled persons, reducing premium subsidies, and extending the period persons must be uninsured prior to enrollment, with adjustments applying to specific subgroups or all applicants and enrollees.

Commissioner must consult with chairs of the House Ways and Means Committee, Senate Finance Committee, and the Legislative Commission on Health Care Access before implementing adjustments.