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House clears health and policy finance bill with hospital, mental‑health and pharmacy provisions
Summary
The Minnesota House passed House File 2, a Department of Health finance and policy omnibus, advancing hospital stability measures (a directed payment program), higher MA rates for behavioral health providers, pharmacy reimbursement changes and a state PBM model. Lawmakers described it as a major multi‑year package of reforms and funding draws.
The Minnesota House passed House File 2, an omnibus Department of Health finance and policy bill, after floor action that suspended rules to allow immediate consideration. The bill includes a suite of spending and policy changes designed to shore up hospitals, expand access to behavioral‑health services and stabilize pharmacies across the state.
Co‑chairs described several major elements: a directed payment program to draw down federal matching funds for hospitals, rate increases tied to Medicare for many behavioral health services, a state‑level pharmacy benefit manager structure for Medicaid populations and…
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