The MMA closely tracks Minnesota’s health care reform effort and when appropriate provides official comments to the Minnesota departments of health and human services.

Health Care Homes:

• MMA comments on HCH payment method
• MMA comments to ICSI regarding health care home outcomes/measures of success – 12/10/08
• Letter to MDH following Health Care Home Physician Summit (joint letter from MMA, MAFP, MN-AAP, MN-ACP) – 3/20/09
• MMA Comments to MDH on draft health care home rules – 5/4/09
• MMA Comments to MDH on proposed rules – 8/3/09

Baskets of Care:

• MMA letter to MDH/ICSI on basket selection ideas – 1/7/09
• MMA Comments on basket components/elements – 4/6/09
• MMA Comments on initial basket measures – 9/8/09

Essential Benefit Set

• MMA letter regarding essential benefit set design – 9/29/09

Peer Grouping

• MMA response to MDH Request for Information – 4/20/09

Quality Incentive Payment System

• MMA letter to MNCM on proposed recommendations – 4/24/09

Quality Measurement and Reporting System

• MMA letter to MDH regarding draft rules – 8/17/09
• MMA letter to MDH regarding proposed rules – 10/7/09