MN HF3398

Adds definition of "self-insurer" to Minnesota Statutes 62U.01, referencing the definition in section 62E.02, subdivision 21.

Exempts self-insurers governed by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) from complying with all-payer claims data submission requirements.

Extends the deadline for the commissioner to use all-payer claims data to analyze variations in health care costs, quality, utilization, and illness burden from July 1, 2019 to July 1, 2023.

Establishes five authorized uses of all-payer claims data: evaluating health care home program performance, studying hospital readmission trends with the RARE campaign, analyzing geographic and population health care variations, evaluating state innovation model testing grants, and compiling public use files.

Requires public use files to be available at no or minimal cost by March 1, 2016, and via Web-based electronic download by June 30, 2019, without identifying individual patients, payers, or providers.