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MN HF1975

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Backer

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Origin

House of Representatives

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Modifies Medical Assistance hospital payment rate rebasing methodology effective July 1, 2025, requiring rates to reflect changes in hospital costs between base years and the rate year using the hospital cost index
  • Removes the previous cap that limited cost measurement to the lower of the hospital cost index or the percentage change in case mix adjusted cost per claim
  • Sets critical access hospital inpatient payment rates at 100 percent of base year costs inflated to the rate year, effective July 1, 2025
  • Excludes pandemic-affected years from being used as base years for rate calculations
  • Requires estimated payment changes from rebasing to be reported to the legislature by January 15 of each rebasing year, including hospital-by-hospital differentials between payment rates and costs

Legislative Description

Hospital payment rates modified.

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy

3/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Health Finance & Policy3/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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