Location: Capitol 120
Co-Chair: Rep. Robert Bierman holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Jeff Backer

Agenda:

Co-Chairs Bierman and Backer share the gavel. No formal action will be taken.

I. Presentation on Hennepin County Medical Center Finances
a. Jodi Wentland, County Administrator, Hennepin County
b. Joe Matthews, Chief Financial Officer, Hennepin County
c. Abdi Abdiraham, Chief Financial Officer, Hennepin Healthcare System
d. Nate Scott, MD, VP of Hospital and Acute Care
e. Jan Malcolm, Senior Advisor on Hospitals and Health Systems, Governor’s Health Subcabinet

II. Presentation on the shutdown of UCare and outstanding debts
a. Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Commerce
b. Minnesota Council of Health Plans

III. Discussion of Legislative Solutions
a. HF4841 (Agbaje); Hennepin County local sales tax authority modified, and grants provided to county health care facilities and to ballpark authority for improvements.
b. HF4892 (Huot); Uncompensated care relief programs established, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
c. HFXXXX (Nadeau); Establishing a medical assistance underpayments pool, modifying the governance of Hennepin Healthcare and the authority and​ membership of the corporate board; requiring Hennepin Healthcare to make certain​ information available to the public; authorizing grants to certain hospitals;​ appropriating money

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