MN SF933

Summary of SF 933 - Minnesota Health Plan

• Establishes a single-payer health care system covering all Minnesota residents with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, hearing, mental health, prescription drugs, long-term care, and home care, with no deductibles or co-pays.

• Creates the Minnesota Health Board (15 members) to administer the plan, along with a Minnesota Health Fund, Office of Health Quality and Planning, Ombudsman for Patient Advocacy, and Auditor General for oversight.

• Funding through premiums based on ability to pay and a business health tax, with the board required to submit a report on the premium structure within one year; all federal health care funding (including ACA subsidies) would be redirected to the plan via Section 1332 waiver request.

• Prohibits private health plans from being sold in Minnesota for services covered by the Minnesota Health Plan once operational; establishes six regional health planning boards (one metropolitan, five rural) for local planning.

• Requires implementation within two years of enactment, with health planning regions designated within 30 days, regional boards established within 3 months, and the state board within 5 months; providers must be paid within 30 business days and capital purchases over $500,000 require board approval.