Chapter 62U — Payment Restructuring; Quality Incentive Payments on MinnesotaLawyer.comhttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/Recent content in Chapter 62U — Payment Restructuring; Quality Incentive Payments on MinnesotaLawyer.comHugoen-us§ 62U.01 — Definitionshttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.01/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.01/This section defines key terms used in the health care cost containment chapter. It explains what words like ‘health plan company,’ ‘provider,’ ‘clinically effective,’ and ‘cost-effective’ mean under this law.§ 62U.02 — Payment Restructuring; Quality Incentive Paymentshttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.02/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.02/This section requires the state to develop a system for measuring and reporting health care quality. Health plan companies must use standard quality measures and may make bonus payments to providers who deliver high-quality care.§ 62U.03 — Health Care Homeshttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.03/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.03/This section creates the health care homes program, where clinics provide coordinated care for patients with chronic conditions. Health plan companies must include certified health care homes in their networks and pay a care coordination fee.§ 62U.04 — Payment Reform; Health Care Costs; Quality Outcomeshttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.04/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.04/This section requires the commissioner of health to develop tools for comparing health care costs and quality across providers. It creates a system for grouping providers by cost and quality and collecting data from health plans.§ 62U.05 — Provider Pricing for Baskets of Carehttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.05/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.05/This section requires the commissioner of health to develop ‘baskets of care’ that bundle related health services together for pricing purposes. The goal is to make it easier to compare the total cost of treatments across providers.§ 62U.06 — Coordination; Legislative Oversighthttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.06/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.06/This section requires the commissioner of health to study the growth of health care spending in Minnesota. The commissioner must track spending trends and report to the legislature on ways to control costs.§ 62U.07 — Section 125 Planshttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.07/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.07/This section addresses health care administrative costs and requires efforts to simplify the billing and payment process between providers and health plans. The goal is to reduce paperwork and lower costs.§ 62U.071https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.071/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.071/This section requires health plan companies to report information about their provider networks, including which providers participate and how patients access care. The data helps the state monitor access to health care services.§ 62U.08 — Essential Benefit Sethttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.08/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.08/This section authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt rules needed to carry out the health care cost containment chapter. The commissioner can use both regular and expedited rulemaking processes.§ 62U.09https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.09/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.09/This section requires the commissioner of health to consult with stakeholders when carrying out the duties in this chapter. Stakeholders include health care providers, health plans, consumers, and employers.§ 62U.10 — Health Care Transfer, Savings, and Repaymenthttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.10/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.10/This section addresses coordination between the commissioner of health and the commissioner of human services on health care cost issues. Both agencies must work together on programs that affect public health care spending.§ 62U.15 — Alzheimer's Disease; Prevalence and Screening Measureshttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.15/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-62u/62u.15/This section establishes requirements for health care spending growth targets in Minnesota. The commissioner must set annual benchmarks and monitor whether health care spending stays within those targets.