Bill > HF96

This bill establishes several new provisions: 1. It creates a transitional cost-sharing reduction subsidy of $75 per month for eligible individuals enrolled in gold-level health plans through MNsure for the 2024 and 2025 plan years. 2. It expands eligibility for MinnesotaCare to include families and individuals with incomes above the current maximum, allowing them to enroll in MinnesotaCare through a new "public option" starting in 2026, subject to federal approval. 3. It modifies the eligibility and premium scale for MinnesotaCare, including extending the simplified premium scale established under the American Rescue Plan Act through 2025. 4. It creates a small employer transitional health care tax credit for 2024-2025, allowing small employers to claim a 50% credit for their qualified employee health care expenses. 5. It requires the development of a small employer public option to allow employees of small businesses to receive employer contributions toward MinnesotaCare coverage. 6. It requires the commissioner of human services to seek federal waivers and approvals needed to implement the bill's provisions, including continuing federal funding for MinnesotaCare.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0096&ssn=0&y=2023