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Health Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Monday and Wednesday, 1 p.m. in Capitol 120
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Jeff Backer 09A
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Robert Bierman 56A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Danny Nadeau 34A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Liz Reyer 52A

Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: Hanna Zimmerman, Hanna.zimmerman@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Jack Dockendorf, Jack.Dockendorf@house.mn.gov

GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Liam Edgar, Liam.Edgar@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Saynab Jama, Saynab.Jama@house.mn.gov

Committee Documents

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Co-Chair: Rep. Robert Bierman holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Jeff Backer
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

Co-Chairs Bierman and Backer share the gavel. No formal action will be taken.

I. Presentation on Hennepin County Medical Center Finances
a. Jodi Wentland, County Administrator, Hennepin County
b. Joe Matthews, Chief Financial Officer, Hennepin County
c. Abdi Abdiraham, Chief Financial Officer, Hennepin Healthcare System
d. Nate Scott, MD, VP of Hospital and Acute Care
e. Jan Malcolm, Senior Advisor on Hospitals and Health Systems, Governor’s Health Subcabinet

II. Presentation on the shutdown of UCare and outstanding debts
a. Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Commerce
b. Minnesota Council of Health Plans

III. Discussion of Legislative Solutions
a. HF4841 (Agbaje); Hennepin County local sales tax authority modified, and grants provided to county health care facilities and to ballpark authority for improvements.
b. HF4892 (Huot); Uncompensated care relief programs established, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
c. HFXXXX (Nadeau); Establishing a medical assistance underpayments pool, modifying the governance of Hennepin Healthcare and the authority and​ membership of the corporate board; requiring Hennepin Healthcare to make certain​ information available to the public; authorizing grants to certain hospitals;​ appropriating money