HF2202 Summary

• Establishes a 13-member Health Care Affordability Board by January 1, 2024, appointed by the governor and legislative leaders, to monitor health care delivery systems and set annual spending growth targets aligned with state economic indicators.

• Creates a Health Care Affordability Advisory Council appointed by the governor to provide technical recommendations on spending growth targets, economic indicators, and impacts on diverse communities and populations.

• Requires the board to establish an Office of Patient Protection by January 1, 2025, to assist consumers with health care access and quality issues and recommend ways to reduce consumer spending and complexity.

• Mandates the board to notify health care entities exceeding spending targets and require them to submit performance improvement plans within 45 days, with authority to assess civil penalties up to $500,000 for non-compliance.

• Transfers funds from the Minnesota premium security plan appropriation to the Health Care Affordability Board and the Department of Health's Health Economics Division to implement the program and support data analysis activities.