Insurance Market Reform

Members

Senator Mary Olson, co-chair
Rep. Diane Loeffler, co-chair
Senator Linda Scheid
Senator Dan Skogen
Senator David Hann
Rep. Sondra Erickson
Rep. Kathy Brynaert
Peter Benner, AFSCME
Richard Geier, MMA President
Dan Schmidt, Small Business Owner
Mike Harristhal, HCMC
Kathy Mock, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Rich Sykora, Medica
Dave Dziuk, Health Partners
Tim Adams, The Minnesota Association for Justice
Mary Jo George, MN Nurses
Holly Rodin, SEIU
Anne Morse, AFSCME Council 65

Staff

Admin: Senate- Shannon Anderson (296-4151)/Shelley Polansky (296-4261)
Lead: Senate- Dave Giel (296-7178)

Scope

• Evaluate reforms that allow the insurance market to be more competitive
• Ensure that products offer real coverage and are obtained in a cost efficient manner
• Evaluate the issue of guarantee issue
• Address the inequality of employers as the basis of coverage
• Look at changes made to ERISA law since 1992
• Look at what we would need to change if we mandated coverage