Minnesota HF3476: Patient-Centered Care program established, direct state payments to health care providers authorized, contracting with administrative services organizations authorized, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.

What the bill says

A bill for an act relating to health care; establishing a Patient-Centered Care program; authorizing direct state payments to health care providers; authorizing contracting with administrative services organizations; appropriating money; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62Q.1841, subdivision 1; 62U.03, subdivisions 1, 10; 62U.06, subdivision 2; 62W.14; 256B.021, subdivision 4; 256B.0625, subdivisions 56a, 58; 256B.072, subdivisions 1, 2; 256B.0757, subdivision 6; 256B.198; 256L.01, subdivision 7…

From the introduced text, February 19, 2026:

A bill for an act relating to health care; establishing a Patient-Centered Care program; authorizing direct state payments to health care providers; authorizing contracting with administrative services organizations; appropriating money; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62Q.1841, subdivision 1; 62U.03, subdivisions 1, 10; 62U.06, subdivision 2; 62W.14; 256B.021, subdivision 4; 256B.0625, subdivisions 56a, 58; 256B.072, subdivisions 1, 2; 256B.0757, subdivision 6; 256B.198; 256L.01, subdivision 7; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 56; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 256B.0753; 256B.0755. ARTICLE 1 PATIENT-CENTERED CARE Section 1. new text begin [ADDED: [256.9632] PATIENT-CENTERED CARE AND DIRECT PAYMENT FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND MINNESOTACARE.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Program established.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (a) The Patient-Centered Care program is established to achieve better health outcomes, reduce the cost of health care for the state, and increase transparency and accountability for public health care programs. The commissioner shall pay health care providers directly to provide services for all medical assistance enrollees who are eligible under section 256B.055 and MinnesotaCare enrollees eligible under section 256L.05.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (b) The commissioner may contract with one or more administrative services organizations (ASOs) under section …