HF107 Summary

• Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget establishes a temporary premium assistance program for eligible Minnesota residents who purchased qualified health coverage in 2017, providing 25 percent of qualified premiums for those with modified adjusted gross income between 300 and 800 percent of the poverty line.

• Eligible individuals may apply for premium assistance anytime after purchasing coverage but no later than January 31, 2018, with applications available on the agency website and through health plan companies.

• Health plan companies must provide monthly effectuated coverage lists to the commissioner and notify the state of coverage terminations within ten business days.

• $285,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2017 for premium assistance payments, with up to 3 percent available for administrative costs and $157,000 appropriated to the legislative auditor for program audit.

• Transition of care coverage is required for enrollees whose health plans were involuntarily terminated between October 31, 2016, and January 1, 2017, allowing continued care from previous providers for up to 120 days or longer for specified conditions, with $15,000,000 appropriated for reimbursing health plan companies for these costs.