Bill Moves Hospitals to DRG Fee Schedule and Ebilling; Savings Projected at $30M

Minnesota has joined the growing ranks of states that use Medicare's diagnosis-related groups to set hospital fees and became one of the few that require payers to accept electronic medical bills, with Gov. Mark Dayton signing a bill supported by labor, management and insurers. Gov. Mark Dayton signed House File 2193/Senate File 2056 into law on Tuesday, setting a Jan. 1 transition from reimbursement to hospitals based on “usual and customary charges” to Medicare’s Diagnosis-Related Groups. Stakeholders said the bill marks the first substantial workers’ co...