Hospital surcharge temporary suspension provision, medical assistance program new base year for hospital rates establishment provision, and Minnesota Department of Health promulgated rules waivers authorization provision

Summary

The legislation delays the hospital surcharge that funds medical assistance until 2028, establishes a new base year for setting hospital rates under the program, and requires the health commissioner to grant waivers to non‑state teaching hospitals that request them and meet specific financial‑stability criteria. It affects all Minnesota hospitals that pay the surcharge and those teaching hospitals that rely heavily on medical‑assistance patients and have Level I trauma centers. The goal is to give financially stressed teaching hospitals relief while the state updates its rate‑setting methodology.

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