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2025 MN Legislative Session Ends

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Wins and Losses for MAFP Priorities Medical Assistance Rate Reimbursement: Not Passed An important focus for the MAFP during the 2025 session was aligning Medicaid reimbursement rates with Medicare rates for behavioral health and outpatient primary care. The legislation passed narrowly in both chambers.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Hearings and Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE Health Care Reinsurance ( HF 837 ): Supporters Say: Reinsurance is needed to keep premiums down. They contend that the MCO model helps build health equity and brings financial stability to the state by assuming the risk. Read a summary of HF 1005. Read a summary of HF 958.