Health Insurance Exchange Working Group

Scope: To investigate possible funding and options available to states for studying and operating exchanges.

1. Determine how many exchanges are appropriate for Minnesota.
• Should we have one for small businesses and one for individuals?
• Should we have one for everyone?
2. Decide who should operate the exchange
• State agency?
• Private/public non profit?
3. Report on ways which ongoing operating costs could be paid
4. Determine the scope of products
• Should we include all products or a limited scope?
• Should different products be available for different exchanges?
5. Determine whether it is best to create our own exchange or participate with a multi state group
6. Decide if plan subsidization is needed
• Should we do a coverage wrap around?
• Should we subsidize further than the Federal Government does?
7. Assess the best time to start an exchange
• Should we start it before the mandated time of 2014?
• Are subsidies available to start earlier?
8. Determine if other studies have information on exchanges that would be helpful

Legislative Members

Senator Linda Berglin, Chair
Senator Julie Rosen, Chair
Senator Linda Scheid
Senator Mary Olson
Representative Paul Thissen, Chair
Representative Erin Murphy
Representative Steve Gottwalt
Representative Diane Loeffler
Representative Tom Huntley
Representative Mike Obermueller

Public Members

Brian Rotty, Executive Director, Mayo Clinic Health Solutions
Cecilla Retelle, Manager, Education and Health Policy, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Cheryl Froland, Channel Management Executive, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Dannette Coleman, Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations, Medica
Dave Dzuik, Chief Financial Officer, HealthPartners
David Knutson, Co-Director, Center for Care Organization Research & Development, University of Minnesota
Debra Holmgren, President, Portico Healthnet
Greg Datillo, Legislative Chair, Minnesota Association of Health Underwriters
Jean Abraham, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Division of Health Policy and Management
Jeanne Bailey, Chief Executive Officer, United Family Medicine
Lynn Blewett, Director, State Health Access Data Assistance Center
Maureen O'Connell, Advocacy Director, Legal Services Advocacy Project
Michael Allen, Chief Financial Officer, Winona Health
Peter Nelson, Policy Fellow, Center for the American Experiment
Phillip Cryan, Organizing Director, SEIU Health Care MN
Roger Kathol, President, Cartesian Solutions Inc.

Staff

Senate Counsel: Katie Cavanor/Chris Stang
House Research: Tom Pender
Shannon Cunningham, Kate Perushek