Minnesota Agencies

The purpose of the Council is to periodically review progress toward implementation of payment reforms, price/quality transparency, and health care homes.

The first meeting of the Health Care Reform Review Council took place in September 2008. The Council appeared to have last met in October, 2010.

The Health Care Reform Review Council was reviewed by the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy (LCPFP) in 2013 as part of their biennial duty required by Minn. Stat. 3.885 Subd. 11. The LCPFP's 2013 Recommendations called for the council to be repealed and 2014 Minn. Laws Chap. 286 Art. 7 Sec. 14 contained the repeal.

The Health Care Reform Review Council consists of 16 members who are appointed as follows: (1) two members appointed by the Minnesota Medical Association, at least one of whom must represent rural physicians; (2) one member appointed by the Minnesota Nurses Association; (3) two members appointed by the Minnesota Hospital Association, at least one of whom must be a rural hospital administrator; (4) one member appointed by the Minnesota Academy of Physician Assistants; (5) one member appointed by the Minnesota Business Partnership (6) one member appointed by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce; (7) one member appointed by the SEIU Minnesota State Council; (8) one member appointed by the AFL-CIO; (9) one member appointed by the Minnesota Council of Health Plans; (10) one member appointed by the Smart Buy Alliance; (11) one member appointed by the Minnesota Medical Group Management Association; and (12) one consumer member appointed by AARP Minnesota.