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Lawmakers Urge Walz to Enforce Minnesota Home Nursing Law
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- Medica and Health Partners limited home nursing coverage for children with complex needs, affecting 250 Minnesota families.
- Forty-five bipartisan lawmakers sent Governor Tim Walz a June letter urging enforcement of the 2010 law.
- The 2010 Minnesota statute requires commercial insurers to cover medically necessary home nursing for patients also qualifying for Medicaid.
- Governor Walz will explore administrative solutions and urge the legislature to strengthen protections for disabled children.