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MN HF3365

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2022

Primary Sponsor

Tina Liebling

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Origin

House of Representatives

92nd Legislature 2021-2022

AI Summary

  • Eliminates all cost-sharing (deductibles, co-payments, coinsurance) for medical assistance and MinnesotaCare programs effective January 1, 2023.

  • Prohibits the State Employee Group Insurance Program from including any form of enrollee cost-sharing for hospital and medical benefits beginning January 1, 2023.

  • Prohibits individual and small group health plans from requiring any form of enrollee cost-sharing, effective upon federal approval of a state innovation waiver amendment.

  • Requires the Commissioner of Commerce to submit a waiver amendment request to federal authorities by December 31, 2023, to implement cost-sharing prohibitions for individual and small group plans.

  • Repeals existing provisions allowing cost-sharing under medical assistance (sections 256B.063 and 256B.0631) and removes metal level plan offering requirements for health carriers.

Legislative Description

Enrollee cost-sharing under medical assistance and MinnesotaCare eliminated; and individual, small group, and State Employee Group Insurance Program plan prohibited from including cost-sharing.

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy

2/14/2022

Committee Referrals

Health Finance & Policy2/14/2022

Full Bill Text

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