Bill > SF1402

This bill addresses medical assistance rate adjustments for various healthcare services in Minnesota, with several key provisions aimed at improving reimbursement rates and healthcare access. Effective January 1, 2028, the bill increases payments for inpatient behavioral health services and requires managed care plans to use increased capitation rates to boost provider payments. Starting January 1, 2026, the bill mandates that rates for mental health, primary care, and obstetric/gynecologic services must be at least equal to 100 percent of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The bill also establishes a new annual assessment on health plan companies from 2026 to 2029, with assessment amounts varying based on the number of medical assistance and non-medical assistance enrollees. The funds collected from this assessment will be deposited in the health care access fund and used to supplement medical assistance funding. Additionally, the bill requires the commissioner of human services to seek federal approval and potentially request waivers to implement these changes, with provisions for monitoring the impact of rate increases on service access. The legislation aims to improve healthcare provider reimbursement, potentially increasing access to mental health, primary care, and other essential medical services for Medical Assistance recipients in Minnesota.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1402&ssn=0&y=2025