A new bill in the state legislature aims to keep track of health care entities across the state and help lawmakers better understand why costs might be too expensive. The bill would establish a “Minnesota Commission for Equitable Heath Care Services”, a commission that would be tasked with checking in on health care providers to held them accountable.
The commission would work with the state auditor to obtain information on things like corporate profits and issue recommendations to the legislature based on findings.
The bill heard a wide array of feedback in its Tuesday hearings. Some showed support for a bill they view as an accountability measure. Others worried that the bill would add work for the state auditor or that it would become a partisan way of mandating state health care.
The bill was laid over in the Senate State and Local Government Committee for inclusion in a future omnibus bill.