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| A Medical Assistance Reform Report (PDF) recently submitted to the Minnesota Legislature discusses DHS progress redesigning Medical Assistance (MA) and coordinating with current and ongoing department initiatives. The 2011 Legislature directed DHS to reform MA, Minnesota’s Medicaid program, to achieve better outcomes for people with disabilities, seniors and other enrollees. The report contains detailed information on 12 separate initiatives, designated by the Legislature, including community integration and independence, improved health, reduced reliance on institutional care, attainment of housing and employment and reduced use of services that are less effective. More information is available at www.dhs.state.mn.us/MAreform. |
| A website featuring modules simulating what a Minnesota-made health insurance exchange would look like and how it would work has been launched by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, in partnership with DHS and the Health Department. Input about the exchange is being sought from consumers, small business owners, health care providers, and insurance agents and brokers. A health insurance exchange provides consumers with a simple way to find, compare, choose and purchase health care coverage. After reviewing the modules on the Commerce Department website, viewers are asked to share their opinions in an online survey. |
| More than 100 people participated in a Medicaid reform summit led by Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson Nov. 18. Jesson hosted “Medicaid in an Era of Reform,” to discuss opportunities and challenges in reforming Medicaid to provide the best value for Minnesotans. The agenda and presentations, including a Medicaid and health care reform market analysis, are available at www.dhs.state.mn.us/MedicaidReform. |
| The newly formed Minnesota Health Care Reform Task Force is charged with developing strategies to improve access to health care, lower health care costs and improve the health status of all Minnesotans. Gov. Mark Dayton announced the formation of the task force Oct. 31 as part of the state’s ongoing health care reform work. In addition, the Department of Commerce announced a new Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Task Force that will focus on establishing a Minnesota-made Health Insurance Exchange. More information is in a news release on the Governor’s Office website. |
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