In Review: This week, SF 4062 and HF 3931 were introduced, and they include the high priority issues of: delinking, fiduciary to health carrier, a spread pricing ban, pharmacy reimbursement/MAC, network issues, accreditation, etc. In addition, HF 3922 was introduced
In Review: Bills relating to a coverage cap for epilepsy drugs, SF 3786 / HF 3652, as well as SF 3984 (this is the companion to HF 2500), that prohibit the use of algorithms and artificial intelligence for a health insurance prior authorization were introduced this
In Review: The Minnesota legislative session began this week with a joint remembrance ceremony honoring House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, who were assassinated last June. There was a hearing on Thursday in the House Commerce, Finance, and
Up Next: The Minnesota legislative session begins on Tuesday, February 17. The House of Representatives is tied, and in the Senate, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party has a one-vote majority. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Mack at mmack@pcmanet.org.
Up Next: The 2026 legislative session will begin in a little over a month, on February 17th. PCMA will host its in-person planning session in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, January 14th. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Mack at mmack@pcmanet.org.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, as well as sending healing thoughts to Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, as they heal from the tragic
In Review: On Friday, Governor Tim Walz (D) called a legislative Special Session to begin on Monday, June 9. The Health and Human Services (HHS) Working Group held a public meeting on Sunday, and the HHS Omnibus bill language was released. As we
In Review: While awaiting Governor Tim Walz (D) to call a special session to finish up all the work needed on the various omnibus bills, the Work Groups for the relevant committees continued to meet last week. This included the Work
In Review: The 2025 Minnesota legislature’s scheduled conclusion was last Monday, but not all the work was completed. Legislative leaders had hoped to wrap up things by the weekend, and then it was hoped that a working weekend for budget bill negotiations would
In Review: Last week, the House Health and Human Services Finance Omnibus (HHS) bill, HF 2435, was debated, passed on the House floor, and no high-priority issues were included in the language. The Senate HHS Omnibus bill (SF 2669) was also
