Expanded coverage under the federal health law apparently drove a significant decline in the number of uninsured children in Minnesota, a new report finds, with the state’s coverage gains for
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For MinnesotaCare, a death warrant or a new lease on life?
Roberta Brown considers herself a member of the “disappearing middle class” — a marketing consultant with a successful small business who nonetheless finds the cost of health care increasingly beyond
TakeAction Minnesota Statement on Health Care Finance Task Force Recommendations
For Immediate Release — January 15, 2016Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org MNCare Restoration to 275%, Repeal of Provider Tax Sunset, Undocumented Coverage Extension Critical Advances for Minnesota Families St. Paul,
Governor’s Task Force on Health Care Financing: Health Care or Health Insurance?
By Joan Janusz. As a MN citizen and taxpayer; retired public health nurse; a health care reform advocate; and, someone who needs health care, I care deeply about people and
TakeAction Minnesota Statement on Health Coverage Rate Increases
For Immediate Release: October 1, 2015Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org St. Paul, MN – TakeAction Minnesota released the following statement in response to today’s release of 2016 private health insurance
Members named to new state Task Force on Health Care Financing
Gov. Mark Dayton today named 11 members to the newly-formed state Task Force on Health Care Financing, which will look the future of health care programs in Minnesota, including MNsure
Task force to review MinnesotaCare, MNsure takes shape
The chief executives at Allina Health System and a trade group for health insurers are among those named to a new state task force that will consider the future of
New State Budget Comes With Higher Costs for MinnesotaCare
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers kept MinnesotaCare intact but not without a cost that will trickle down to some of the more than 100,000 low-income residents on the
Low-income families face health price hikes because of MinnesotaCare cuts
Health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs for thousands of people on low-incomes will increase because of cuts to MinnesotaCare that were approved this week. Although a GOP-led attempt to repeal MinnesotaCare didn’t make
Big premium increase requests show volatility in health care market
Hike requests come after insurers lost $300M on policies for individuals. Big premium increases that Minnesota insurers proposed last week reflect losses they’ve been taking in a part of the
