Health Finance and Policy

SIXTY-FIFTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Monday, March 28, 2022

STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTY-FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

HEALTH FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Tina Liebling, Chair of the Committee, called the virtual Health Finance and Policy Committee meeting to order at 1:00 P.M. on March 28, 2022 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting is being broadcast via Zoom and House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
LIEBLING, Tina, Chair
HUOT, John, Vice Chair
SCHOMACKER, Joe, Minority Lead
AKLAND, Susan
BACKER, Jeff
BAHNER, Kristin
BIERMAN, Robert
BOLDON, Liz
DEMUTH, Lisa
FREIBERG, Mike
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
KIEL, Debra
MORRISION, Kelly
MUNSON, Jeremy
PRYOR, Laurie
QUAM, Duane
REYER, Liz
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
WOLGAMOTT, Dan

Members excused:

A quorum was present.

Representative Demuth moved that the minutes of March 22, 2022 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Bahner moved that the minutes of March 23, 2022 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

INFORMATIONAL ONLY - HF4398 (Liebling) State agencies and departments; various provisions modified relating to Department of Health, water supply systems and wastewater treatment facilities, education and loan forgiveness, law enforcement, and drug overdose and substance use; reports required; and money appropriated.

Chair Liebling explained her bill along with the H4398A1 Amendment.

Testifying:
1. Jan Malcolm, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
2. Robert Haider, Policy Director, TakeActionMN
3. Alana Stimes, Director of Program Development, Ampact
4. Anna Mueller, Clinical Director, Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency, Hennepin Healthcare
5. Sara McCumber, President, Minnesota Nurse Practitioners Association
6. Leo Cashman, Executive Director, Dental Amalgam Mercury Solutions
7. Maren Hulden, Attorney, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
8. Mary Krinkie, Vice President, Government Relations, Minnesota Hospital Association

Margaret Kelly, Deputy Commissioner, MDH, responded to member questions.

INFORMATIONAL ONLY - HF4576 (Liebling) Opioid crisis response, health care, and health insurance access governing provisions modified; forecast adjustments made; reports required; money transferred; technical and conforming changes made; fund allocated; grants established; and money appropriated.

Chair Liebling explained her bill.

Testifying:
1. Jodi Harpstead, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
2. Cynthia MacDonald, Assistant Commissioner, Health Care Administration, DHS, and State Medicaid Director
3. Ann Bobst, Director of Legislative and External Affairs, Health Care Administration, DHS
4. Kristy Graume, Director of Legislative and External Affairs, Community Supports Administration, DHS
5. Nate Clark, Chief Executive Officer, MNsure
6. Megan Halena, Program Director, Generations Health Care Initiatives
7. Perla Ramos Rodriguez, Organizer, Unidos Minnesota
8. Robert Haider, Policy Director, TakeActionMN
9. Maren Hulden, Attorney, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
10. Mary Krinkie, Vice President, Government Relations, Minnesota Hospital Association

The meeting was adjourned at 2:23 P.M.

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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair

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Krysta Niedernhöfer, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Documents:

1) Health Finance and Policy Agenda 3.28.22.pdf - 3/28/2022
2) HFP Minutes 62nd 3-22-2022.docx - 3/28/2022
3) HFP Minutes 63rd 3-23-2022.docx - 3/28/2022
4) H4398A1-1 (Authors Amendment-Liebling) Amendment.pdf - 3/28/2022
5) 2022 -2023 Health - Revised Gov Rec 03-17-2022.pdf - 3/28/2022
6) 2022 Governor's Revised Supplemental Budget HHS Recommendations with Descriptions.pdf - 3/28/2022
7) 4398a1-1 HR Summary.pdf - 3/28/2022
8) AMC.LPHA HF 4398 Support Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
9) LMC Partial HF 4398 Support Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
10) Advocacy Group HF4398 Community Support.HRS Support Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
11) Mayo Clinic HF4398 CHW Support Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
12) AAM HF4398 Opposition Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
13) HDA Opposition HF4398 Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
14) MCD HF4398 Support Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
15) PhRMA HF4398 Opposition Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
16) Minnesota’s Prenatal to Three Coalition HF4398 Support Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
17) UROC HF4398.CHW Support Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
18) March of Dimes HF4398.Infant Mortality Support Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
19) Ely CHW HF4398 Support Letter.docx - 3/28/2022
20) WFdnMN HF4398 Support Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
21) 2022 Public Health Corps HF4398.pdf - 3/28/2022
22) Hue-MAN Partnerships HF4398 CHW Support Letter.docx - 3/28/2022
23) MN SBHA letter to MN Legislators HF 4398.docx - 3/28/2022
24) MN AC on MH.SC on Childrens MH Health HF4398 Support Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
25) MN Telecom Assn Oppose HF4398.988.pdf - 3/28/2022
26) Legal Aid-MDLC letter re HF 4576 HF 4398_3.27.22.pdf - 3/28/2022
27) MCAAP HF4398 Support-healthy beginnings-healthy families act.docx - 3/28/2022
28) MSA Support Families of Incarcerated Provisions.doc - 3/28/2022
29) Carlton Sheriff Support Families of Incarcerated.pdf - 3/28/2022
30) CTIA Opposed to HF4398.988 Fee.pdf - 3/28/2022
31) CMH Support of HF4398 Rural Hospitals.pdf - 3/28/2022
32) Taenzer HF4398 Help Me Connect Funding.pdf - 3/28/2022
33) HF4576 HR Summary.pdf - 3/28/2022
34) 2022 Revised DHS Budget Presentation_House Health_03-28.pdf - 3/28/2022
35) MNsure Presentation.pptx - 3/28/2022
36) Hennepin HF4576 Support Continuous Eligibility.pdf - 3/28/2022
37) Advocacy Groups Support of HF4576.pdf - 3/28/2022
38) Advocacy Group HF4576 Support Letter Continuous Eligibility.pdf - 3/28/2022
39) Advocates for Human Rights HF4576 Support.pdf - 3/28/2022
40) MNA HF4398.HF4576 Support Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022
41) Hennepin Healthcare HF4398 Support Letter.pdf - 3/28/2022

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03:06 - HF4398 (Liebling) Governor's Department of Health supplemental budget (informational only).
39:55 - HF4576 (Liebling) Governor's Department of Human Services supplemental budget (informational only).
Runs 1 hour, 24 minutes.

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The House Health Committee will be hearing the Governor's Supplemental budget on Monday, 28th at 1 PM. The Committee will take continued testimony on the MDH Supplemental budget (HF4398) and will hear from DHS on the DHS section of the Governor's Supplemental budget (HF4576). Members of the public interested in testifying should email Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn and note which Article/Section of the bill you would like to testify on. Testimony will be limited to two minutes.

Agenda:

HF4398 (Liebling) State agencies and departments; various provisions modified relating to Department of Health, water supply systems and wastewater treatment facilities, education and loan forgiveness, law enforcement, and drug overdose and substance use; reports required; and money appropriated. (Informational-only/Governor's Supplemental MDH Budget)

HF4576 (Liebling) Opioid crisis response, health care, and health insurance access governing provisions modified; forecast adjustments made; reports required; money transferred; technical and conforming changes made; fund allocated; grants established; and money appropriated. (Informational-only, Governor's Supplemental DHS Health F&P sections of the Budget)

Testifier/document deadline will be Sunday, 3/27 at 1 PM. Testimony is limited to two minutes per testifier. Please specify which bill and Article/Section you would like to testify on. The Items may be added or deleted.

This meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/comm/docs/HmNgjtZ_KkKBF3cKO2DXmw.pdf

Public Viewing Information:
This remote hearing will be live-streamed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp All events are closed-captioned. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

Meeting documents will be posted on the House Health Finance and Policy Committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92011.

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