STATE OF MINNESOTA NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
HEALTH POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Fran Bradley, Chair of the Health Policy & Finance Committee, called the ninth meeting to order at 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
BRADLEY, Fran, Chair OTREMBA, Mary Ellen
FINSTAD, Brad, Vice Chair PEPPIN, Joyce
ABELER, Jim POWELL, Duke
DEAN, Matt SAMUELSON, Char
EKEN, Kent THAO, Cy
EMMER, Tom THISSEN, Paul
GOODWIN, Barb WALKER, Neva
HUNTLEY, Tom WILKIN, Tim
A quorum was present.
HF135 (Knoblach) Consumer-driven health plans encouraged and federal tax conforming changes provided;
Rep. Knoblach gave brief opening remarks.
HF9 (Wilkin) Consumer-driven health plan federal tax conformity provided;
Rep. Wilkin moved HF 9 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Testifying regarding consumer-driven health plans:
Jim Priebe, Sheffield, Olson and McQueen, Inc.
Carolyn Jones, MN Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Nelson, Communicating for Agriculture and the Self-Employed Inc.
Beth Hartwig, MN Business Partnership
Twila Brase, Citizens Council on Health Care
Rep. Wilkin renewed his motion that HF 9 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Rep. Wilkin moved HF 135 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The next meeting will be held at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, February 3, 2005, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m.
REP. FRAN BRADLEY, CHAIR
Cheryl Burke,
Committee Legislative Assistant