Bill > SF932

This bill establishes the Minnesota Health Plan, a comprehensive universal healthcare system designed to provide all Minnesota residents with affordable and accessible healthcare. The plan would create a new Minnesota Health Board to administer a statewide health insurance program that covers all medically necessary services, including medical, dental, vision, mental health, prescription drugs, long-term care, and home care. Key provisions include ensuring universal coverage for all Minnesota residents, allowing patients to choose their providers, reducing costs through administrative efficiency and fair price negotiations, and establishing premiums based on ability to pay with no co-pays. The bill creates several new entities to support the plan, including a Minnesota Health Board, a Minnesota Health Fund, an Office of Health Quality and Planning, an Ombudsman Office for Patient Advocacy, and regional health planning boards. The plan aims to focus on preventive care, ensure timely access to healthcare, continue medical education and research, and provide adequate payments to healthcare providers. The bill also includes provisions for governance, ethics, grievance procedures, and a transition process, with the goal of making the Minnesota Health Plan operational within two years of enactment. The plan would seek federal waivers to consolidate existing healthcare funding and would be funded through premiums, a business health tax, and existing federal healthcare funding sources.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0932&ssn=0&y=2025