MN HF3727

Modifies asset limits for employed persons with disabilities eligible for medical assistance, setting a $20,000 asset limit while excluding retirement accounts, medical expense accounts, spousal assets, and personally owned business assets.

Establishes a $65 earned income disregard for eligibility determination, with earned income averaged over the previous six months and requiring Medicare, Social Security, and applicable tax withholdings.

Allows enrollees temporarily unable to work due to medical conditions verified by a physician, or those who lose employment for reasons not attributable to them, to retain eligibility for up to four consecutive months.

Requires all enrollees to pay premiums based on a sliding fee scale ranging from 1% of income at 100% of federal poverty guidelines to 7.5% for those at or above 300% of federal poverty guidelines, with a minimum $35 premium.

Directs the commissioner of human services to seek all necessary federal authority to implement the modifications and makes the provisions effective upon federal approval.