Health Care Affordability
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Center for Health Care Affordability
Everyone in Minnesota should be able to afford the health care they need. But health care costs are high and growing faster than what Minnesotans earn. Left unchecked, rising health care costs will put health care out of reach. The Center for Health Care Affordability (the Center) will serve as a catalyst to ensuring health care affordability for all Minnesotans.
How we work
The Minnesota Legislature directed the commissioner of health to establish the Center for Health Care Affordability in 2023 (Minnesota Statutes 2023, section 62J.312). The legislation authorized MDH to establish Advisory Groups to help shape the Center's research agenda and initiatives. MDH is also required to hold annual public hearings to gather feedback and share analyses.
Focus areas
Research
Making health care affordable starts with understanding what is driving up the cost of health care in Minnesota.
Engage
The public, employers, providers, insurers, and other stakeholders can share their perspectives to inform affordability research and policy priorities.
Recommend
With data-driven policies and solutions, we can get better value for our money and make health care affordable across the state.
What We're Working On
The Center will examine health care spending and provide recommendations for making health care affordable for all Minnesotans. Key interests of the Center include:
- Reducing waste and low-value care.
- Eliminating unproductive administrative spending.
- Enhancing the provision of effective, high-value care.
- Considering the sustainability of health care spending growth and the relationship of health care spending growth to health equity.
- Identifying delivery system, payment, and health care market reforms to increase health care affordability and sustainability, including for rural populations in Minnesota.
MDH is focused on getting the Center up and running and building out its staff. Visit the Health Care Affordability Announcements page for information on hiring for the Center's director.
Stay updated!
Sign up for the Center for Health Care Affordability email subscription list. Email health.affordability@state.mn.us to contact program staff.