Statement by Rep. Quam on Legislature Passing Health Care Relief Bill
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"The final passage of this bill, negotiated among the House,
Quam continued, "I am pleased with many of the reforms to bring greater transparency to billing and improve access in rural areas. I look forward to continuing to make reforms to the health care insurance market in
* Allowing for-profit HMOs to operate in
* Modifying stop loss coverage to make it easier for more small businesses to offer affordable insurance to their employees.
* Providing greater transparency for proposed insurance premium changes by requiring earlier disclosure of proposed rates.
* Allowing Agricultural Cooperatives to offer group health insurance to their members so farmers and their families can get better access to care and more affordable coverage.
* Ensuring Minnesota employees can benefit from the recently passed federal 21st Century Cures Act which allows employers to make pre-tax contributions toward employee health insurance costs.
* Network adequacy reform that will assist in ensuring more options for residents in rural
* Prohibiting surprise billing to protect consumers from previously undisclosed costs.
"Today's bill is a first step in a session-long effort to address the problems created by Obamacare and MNsure," said House Speaker
The bill will now go to the governor, who is expected to sign it into law.
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