Bill > HF27

This bill primarily modifies health care funding and appropriations, with several key changes to previous legislation. Specifically, the bill reduces appropriations for the Central Office of Health Care, decreasing the Health Care Access Fund allocation from $30,668,000 to $29,168,000. It removes a previously planned $21,000,000 contingent appropriation for a Minnesota public option health care plan and eliminates the state agency's authority to submit a public option waiver application to the federal government. The bill maintains some existing funding for specific initiatives, such as $4,000,000 for interactive voice response upgrades and translation services for medical assistance and MinnesotaCare enrollees, and continues funding for service delivery transformation and technology system improvements. Additionally, the bill provides carryforward authority for certain funds and adjusts base level funding for future fiscal years. The changes appear to scale back previous plans for a state public option health care plan, reducing funding and removing explicit authorization for waiver submission. The bill includes an effective date of the day following final enactment, signaling immediate implementation upon passage.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0027&ssn=0&y=2025