This report provides a baseline for the volume and associated spending of potentially preventable health care events in Minnesota in 2012.

This report examines chronic disease prevalence and spending for Minnesota residents with health insurance in 2012, using Minnesota’s robust All Payers Claims Database (MN APCD). The report presents overall estimates of prevalence and spending for chronic conditions, considering approximately 125 distinct diseases. It also presents more detailed results for 10 select conditions. Estimates are prepared for the state overall, as well as at the county-level. Chronic Conditions in Minnesota - Supplemental Technical Information (PDF)

This study, commissioned by the 2013 Minnesota Legislature, investigates the feasibility of state-based risk adjustment in Minnesota's individual and small group markets. In the study, the research team assessed the performance of the federal model with Minnesota data and performed statistical and actuarial modeling of a number of scenarios for Minnesota-based risk adjustment, including the effect of reinsurance.

This issue brief provides an overview of pharmaceutical spending and use trends in Minnesota from 2009 to 2013. This first analysis in a series of research initiatives distinguishes between prescription trends in retail pharmacy settings and medical settings (such as physicians’ offices and hospital outpatient clinics). The analysis looks at trends in the number of drug claims, total spending and spending per claim. 

This issue brief presents the first-ever look at a selection of 18 low-value services in Minnesota in 2014. The issue brief presents estimates of use and spending on low-value services in two main categories: diagnostic imaging and disease screening. Analysis of Low-Value Health Services in the Minnesota All Payer Claims Database - Technical Supplement (PDF)

This report describes the results of the Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) work in developing estimates of the health care costs directly associated with selected chronic conditions and smoking. 

This publication announces the release of a series of reports by Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) that focuses on variation in health care prices for common treatments and procedures in Minnesota to help employers in contract negotiation and inform employees about where to receive the best value for health care.

This report examines case price variation among four common, clinically uncomplicated inpatient treatments in orthopedic and obstetric care. This is the first in a series of reports focusing on variation in health care prices for common treatments and procedures in Minnesota. 

This issue brief describes opioid prescription patterns in Minnesota in 2012 and 2015.Patterns of Opioid Prescribing in Minnesota – Supplemental Tables (PDF) Patterns of Opioid Prescribing in Minnesota – Supplemental Technical Information (PDF)

This publication provides further information about the purpose and goals associated with the 2018 report on Commercial Case Price Variation among High-Volume Inpatient Treatments in Minnesota Hospitals.