Publication List - Alphabetic
The Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse collects and sends out publications. Most of the publications listed in the Alphabetic Publication List below are from 2007 and later. We can provide print copies of most of the publications listed below. Please contact the Clearinghouse at (651) 201-5178 or 1-800-657-3793 if you would like a print copy. To search for other publications the Minnesota Department of Health produces, visit the Minnesota Department of Health's Library Services web site.Newer Publications from the Division of Health Policy, Adverse Health Events, Minnesota Department of Health:
"Adverse Health Events in Minnesota, Eighth Annual Public Report," January 2012,
(PDF: 2.5MB/102 pages),
Division of Health Policy
Newer Publications from the Health Economics Program at the Minnesota Department of Health:
Administrative Costs at Minnesota Health Plans in 2010, January 2012 (PDF: 187KB/63 pages) HEP
Community Benefit Provided by Minnesota's Hospitals in 2009 (PDF: 193KB/20 pages) 9/11 HEP
Consideration of Early Creation and Operation of a Health Benefit Exchange, December 2010 (PDF: 90KB/10 pages) HEP
Distribution of Health Insurance Coverage in Minnesota, 2008, Issue Brief, November 2010 (PDF: 81KB/5 pages) HEP
Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative, Report to the Minnesota Legislature 2011 (PDF: 625KB/73 pages) MDH Commissioner's Office, Office of Minority and Multicultural Health
Encouraging Health Plan Use of Provider Peer Grouping to Promote Utilization of Higher-Quality, Lower-Cost Providers, January 2011 (PDF: 54KB/9 pages) HEP
Health Insurance Affordability Study, January 2009 (PDF: 875KB/80pages) HEP
Health Insurance Coverage in Minnesota, Early Results from the 2011 Minnesota Health Access Survey, Fact Sheet, March 2012 (PDF:165KB/8 pages) HEP
Health Insurance Premiums and Cost Drivers in Minnesota, 2009, Issue Brief, March 2011, (PDF: 158KB/7 pages) HEP
"Minnesota Health Care Markets Chartbook," sections are regularly updated HEP
Minnesota Health Care Spending and Projections, 2010, 7/12 (PDF: 348KB/24 pages) HEP
Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations Among Minnesotans, 2007, November 2010 (PDF: 825KB/12 pages) HEP
Trends in Uncompensated Care at Minnesota's Hospitals, June 2010 (PDF: 86KB/5 pages) HEP
Newer Publications - Other
Guide to Additional Health Care Resources, January 2012 Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse
Maximum Charges for Patient Records,
(PDF:37.89KB/1 page), 2/12 MDH
HMO and County Based Purchasing Address and Phone List, 03/12 MCS
HMOs, 3/12, 2 pages Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse
Low Cost Options for Prescription Drugs, March 2012 Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse/MCS
Medicare & You 2012, 12/11, (PDF:3.15MB, 148 pages) U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Portability of Health Care Coverage, 1/12 MCS
Report of 2010 Loss Ratio Experience in the Individual and Small Employer Health Plan Markets for: Insurance Companies, Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations, and Health Maintenance Organizations, 6/2011, (PDF: 191.32/22 pages) Minnesota Department of Commerce
Strategies to Engage Consumers about Health Care Cost and Quality, Report to the Minnesota Legislature 2010, January 2010 (PDF: 124KB/20 pages) Minnesota's Vision for a Better State of Health, MDH
Service Areas for Minnesota HMOs, 3/2012 (PDF: 481.16 B/6 pages)
Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse
Alphabetic Publication List
Many of the publications listed below are on the Web. The capital letters after the publication title identify who produced it. Click on the matching link to view their home page and publications:
Community and Family Health Division (CFH) (to see CHS entries below)
Data Resources Mangement Unit (CDI, Center for Health Care Purchasing Improvement)
Health Economics Program (HEP)Managed Care Systems (MCS)
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORH&PC)
You may also leave the Minnesota Department of Health web site and view Minnesota Department of Commerce publications and Minnesota Department of Human Services publications.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A Shopper's Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance, order copy and see other information on long-term care National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Accelerating e-Health in Minnesota, Report to the Minnesota Legislature 2007, 1/07 (PDF: 584KB/57 pages) Minnesota Department of Health
Access to Care and Health Status Among Uninsured Minnesotans, 2007, 1/09 (PDF: 70KB/4pages) HEP
Access to Health Records Notice of Rights, 4/09, (PDF: 79KB/1 page) poster DRM
Access to Health Records Notice of Rights also available in Hmong, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese
Administrative Costs at Minnesota Health Plans in 2006, 1/08 HEP (Web only)
Administrative Costs at Minnesota Health Plans in 2007, 12/08 (PDF: 378KB/56 pages) HEP (Web only)
Administrative Costs at Minnesota Health Plans in 2009, 1/11 (PDF: 207KB/66 pages) HEP
Administrative Costs at Minnesota Health Plans in 2010, 1/12 (PDF: 187KB/63 pages) HEP
Adverse Health Events: What Have We Learned, 5-Year Evaluation, 1/09 (PDF: 1.45MB/32 pages) Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Health Policy
Adverse Health Events in Minnesota, First Annual Public Report, 1/05 Minnesota Department of Health
Adverse Health Events in Minnesota , Second Annual Public Report, 2/06 Minnesota Department of Health
Adverse Health Events in Minnesota, Third Annual Public Report, 1/07 Division of Health Policy, Center for Health Informatics, Minnesota Department of Health
Adverse Health Events in Minnesota, Fourth Annual Public Report, 1/08 Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Health Policy
Adverse Health Events in Minnesota, Fifth Annual Public Report, 1/09 (PDF: 4.65MB/96 pages) Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Health Policy
Adverse Health Events in Minnesota, Sixth Annual Public Report, 1/10 (PDF: 1.75MB/100 pages) Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Health Policy
"Adverse Health Events in Minnesota, Seventh Annual Public Report," January 2011,
(PDF: 3.37MB/98 pages)
Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Health Policy
"Adverse Health Events in Minnesota, Eighth Annual Public Report," January 2012,
(PDF: 2.5MB/102 pages),
Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Health Policy
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Background Paper: How Much Would It Cost to Cover the Uninsured in Minnesota? Preliminary Estimates, 7/06 HEP
Baseline Health Care Spending Projections to 2018, Issue Brief, 6/09 (PDF:78KB/5 pages) HEP
Benefit Trends in Minnesota's Small Group and Individual Health Insurance Markets, Issue Brief 2006-01, 2/06 HEP
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Cass County Hospital Public Interest Review, 04/06 HEP
Collaboration Plans (filed by managed care organizations) Contact Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse
Community Benefit Provided by Minnesota's Hospitals in 2009 (PDF: 193KB/20 pages) 9/11 HEP
Community Benefit Provided by Minnesota's Hospitals in 2008 (PDF: 322KB/61 pages) 6/10 HEP
Community Benefit Provided by Minnesota's Hospitals in 2007, (PDF: 100KB/11pages) 4/09 HEP
Community Benefit Provided by Nonprofit Health Plans, 1/09 (PDF: 775KB/33 pages) HEP
Consumer Guide to Adverse Health Events, 1/08 (PDF: 420KB/15 pages) Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Health Policy
Consumer Guide to Adverse Health Events, 1/2010 (PDF: 145KB/15 pages) Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Health Policy
Coverage Minnesota Style, Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association (MCHA), 10/05
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Directory of PhRMA Member Company Patient Assistance Programs 2011 Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Distribution of Health Insurance Coverage in Minnesota, 2006, Issue Brief 1/09 (PDF: 306KB/4 pages) HEP
Distribution of Minnesota Hospital Beds by Specialty, Issue Brief 2005-03, 8/05 HEP
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Electronic Drug Prior Authorization Standardization and Transmission, Report to the Legislature 2010, 2/15/10 MDH Commissioner's Office
Eliminating Racial and Health Disparities Initiative, 2005 Report to the Legislature, 1/05 (1.9MB/224 pages) Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, Minnesota Department of Health (Web Only)
Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative, Investing in Minnesota's Populations of Color and American Indians, 2007 Report to the Legislature, 1/07 (PDF:1.8MB/116 pages) Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, Minnesota Department of Health (Web Only)
Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative, Report to the Minnesota Legislature 2011 (PDF: 625KB/73 pages) MDH Commissioner's Office, Office of Minority and Multicultural Health (Web Only)
Employer-Based Health Insurance in Minnesota: Results from the 2002 Employer Health Insurance Survey, Issue Brief 2005-01, 3/05 HEP
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Factors and Incentives Driving Investment in Medical Facilities, 2/07 HEP
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Glossary of Commonly Used Health Care Terms, 8/10 Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse
Guide to Additional Health Care Resources, 01/12 Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse
Guide to Public Health Programs, 06/11 Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse
Guide to Purchasing Health Coverage, 06/12 Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse
Guide to Small Employer Health Plan Benefit Market, 12/10 MCS
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Health Care Capital Expenditures in Minnesota, 1993 to 2004, Issue Brief 2005-04, 8/05 HEP
Health Care Coverage for Families, Medical Assistance (MA) and MinnesotaCare, 7/12 DHS-2087A-ENG DHS
Health Care Homes: Annual Report on Implementation, Report to the Minnesota Legislature 2009 Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Human Services, 12/09 (PDF: 253KB/22 pages) MDH Commissioner's Office
Health Care Homes: Annual Report on Implementation, Report to the Minnesota Legislature 2009 Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Human Services, 12/10 (PDF: 116KB/19 pages) MDH Commissioner's Office
Health Conditions Associated with Minnesotans' Hospital Use, Issue Brief 2006-02, 2/06 HEP
Health Insurance Affordability Study, 1/09 (PDF: 875KB/80 pages) HEP
Health Insurance Coverage in Minnesota, 2001 vs. 2004, 2/06 HEP
Health Insurance Coverage in Minnesota, Results for 2007, Fact Sheet, 04/08 HEP
Health Insurance Coverage in Minnesota: Trends From 2001 to 2004, 2/06 HEP
Health Insurance Premiums and Cost Drivers in Minnesota, 2005, Issue Brief 2006-03, 07/06 HEP
Health Plan Options, Rev. 2012 Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse
Booklet series:
Introduction to Health Plan Options 6/11
Guide to Purchasing Health Coverage (latest 6/12)
Guide to Public Health Programs 6/11
Guide to Additional Health Care Resource (latest 1/12)
Glossary of Commonly Used Health Care Terms 8/10
How to Continue Your Health Care Coverage (3/12)
Portability of Health Care Coverage (latest 1/12)
Health Status of Rural Minnesotans - Updated 11/11 (PDF: 2.5MB/93 pages) ORH&PC
HMO and County Based Purchasing Address and Phone List, 03/12 MCS
HMOs, 3/12, 1 page Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse
How Much Would It Cost to Cover the Uninsured in Minnesota? Preliminary Estimates, 7/06 HEP
How to Continue Your Health Care Coverage, 3/12 MCS
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Licensed Health Care Companies Who Market
Individual/Family Health Care Coverage in Minnesota, 11/11
Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse
Low Cost Options for Prescription Drugs, 3/12 (PDF: 28.45KB/5 pages) Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse/MCS
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Mandated Health Insurance Benefits and Health Care Costs, Issue Brief 2001-02, 7/01 HEP
Maximum Charges for Patient Records, (PDF:37.89KB/1 page), 2/12 MDH
Medical Assistance for Qualified Individuals, 7/12 Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
Medical Assistance for Service Limited Medicare Beneficiaries, 7/12 Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
Medical Assistance for Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries, 7/12 Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
Medicare and You 2012, 12/11, (PDF: 3.15MB/148 pages) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Web only
Medicare supplement premium rate charts 5/12 Minnesota Department of Commerce
Medicare Supplemental Coverage and Prescription Drug Use, 2004, Issue Brief 2006-05, 8/06 HEP
Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association - application, summary of benefits, rate sheet Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association
Minnesota Health Care Markets Chartbook updated regularly
On the Web only HEP
Sections include:
Health Care Spending and Cost Drivers
Trends and Variation in Health Insurance Coverage
Employment-Based Health Insurance
Small Group and Individual Health Insurance Markets
Public Health Insurance Programs
Uninsurance and the Safety Net
Health Plans
Health Care Providers and Service Availability
Minnesota Health Care Programs 8/12 ( DHS)
Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP), Summary of Coverage, Copays, and Limits 8/12 (DHS)
Minnesota Health Care Programs, Income and Asset Limits, Effective July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, 7/12 (DHS)
Minnesota Health Care Programs Application (in English) (DHS)
Minnesota Health Care Programs Applications in other languages Hmong, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese
Minnesota Health Care Programs Health Care Program Eligibility for Pregnant Women and Newborns, 8/12 (DHS)
Minnesota Health Care Spending and Projections, 2010 (PDF: 348KB/24 pages), 7/12 HEP
Minnesota Health Care Spending and Projections, 2009, June 2011 (PDF: 274.74KB/26 pages) HEP
Minnesota Health Care Spending in 2005, Issue Brief, 12/07 HEP
Minnesota Health Care Spending in 2006, Issue Brief, April 2009 (PDF:73 KB/5 pages)
Minnesota Health Care Spending in 2007, Issue Brief, November 2009 (PDF:76KB/6 pages) HEP
Minnesota Health Care Spending Trends, 1993-2000, 01/03 HEP
Minnesota Hospital Public Interest Review: Proposal for a New Inpatient Facility in Cass County, Minnesota, 04/06 HEP
Minnesota Hospitals: A Decade in Review, 1990-2001, 4/03 HEP
Minnesota Low Cost Options for Prescription Drugs, 3/12 (PDF: 36.79 KB/4 pages) MCS
Minnesota Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Treatment Utilization Trends: 1998-2002, Issue Brief 2004-07, 11/04 HEP
MinnesotaCare Guide to Health Plan Enrollment, 4/12 DHS
Minnesota's Acute Care Hospitals: A Regional Perspective, Issue Brief 2004-06, 11/04
Minnesota's Dentists 2008, Jan. 2009 ORH&PC
Minnesota's Hospitals: Uncompensated Care, Community Benefits, and the Vaue of Tax Exemptions, 1/07 HEP
Minnesota's Rural Health Plan, 11/08 (PDF: 133 pages) ORH&PC
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Naturopathy Work Group, Report to the Legislature 2009, 3/09 MDH Commissioner's Office
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OCAP Consumer Guide You Have Rights and Options As A Consumer/Client Office of Unlicensed Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practice, Health Occupations Program
Oral Health Practitioner Recommendations, Report to the Minnesota Legislature 2009, 1/15/09 ORH&PC and Minnesota Board of Dentistry
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Monthly Update and Quarterly newsletters ORH&PC
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Populations of Color in Minnesota, Health Status Report, Update Summary, Spring 2009 Center for Health Statistics, Minnesota Dept. of Health
Portability of Health Care Coverage, 1/12 MCS
Private Health Insurance Cost Trends in Minnesota, 2007, Issue Brief, 09/08 HEP
Profile of Nursing Homes in Rural Minnesota, 5/03 (PDF:148KB/9 pages) ORH&PC
Profile of Pharmacies in Rural Minnesota, 10/03 (PDF:291KB/7 pages) ORH&PC
Profile of Rural Ambulance Services in Minnesota, 4/03 (PDF:59KB/5 pages) ORH&PC
Profile of Rural Hospitals in Minnesota, 4/03 (PDF:169KB/8 pages) ORH&PC
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Questions and Answers on Self-Funding of Health Care Benefits, Issue Brief 2000-03, 5/00 HEP
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Report of 2007 Loss Ratio Experience in the Individual and Small Employer Health Plan Markets for: Insurance Companies, Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations, and Health Maintenance Organizations, 6/08 Minnesota Department of Commerce
Report of 2008 Loss Ratio Experience in the Individual and Small Employer Health Plan Markets for: Insurance Companies, Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations, and Health Maintenance Organizations, 6/09 Minnesota Department of Commerce
Report of 2009 Loss Ratio Experience in the Individual and Small Employer Health Plan Markets for: Insurance Companies, Nonprofit Health, Health Service Plan Corporations, and Health Maintenance Organizations, 6/2010, (PDF: 191.32/22 pages) Minnesota Dept. of Commerce
Report of 2010 Loss Ration Experience in the Individual and Small Employer Health Plan Markets for: Insurance Companies, Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations, and Health Maintenance Organizations, 6/2011, (PDF: 191.32/22 pages) Minnesota Department of Commerce
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Service Areas for Minnesota HMOs, 3/2012 (PDF: 481.16KB/6 pages) Minnesota Health Information Clearinghouse
Shopper's Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance National Association of Insurance Commissioners
To order one free copy on line, click on Consumer Resources tab and scroll to bottom of page for order form.
Strategies to Engage Consumers about Health Care Cost and Quality, Report to the Minnesota Legislature 2010, January 2010 (PDF: 124KB/20 pages) Minnesota's Vision for a Better State of Health, MDH
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Trends in Minnesota Hospital Quality, Issue Brief, 12/07
Trends in Private Health Insurance Premiums and Cost Drivers, 2004, Issue Brief 2005-02, 8/05 HEP
Trends in Uncompensated Care at Minnesota's Hospitals, June 2010 (PDF: 86KB/5 pages) HEP
Trends in Utilization at Minnesota's Hospitals and Physician Clinics 1990-2000, 11/03 HEP
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What You Need to Know, Long-Term Care Insurance, 1/05 Minnesota Department of Commerce
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(651) 201-5178 or 1-800-657-3793
TTY: (651) 201-5797
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St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0882
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