MDHS: 1.2M Minnesotans Will See Reduced Coverage Under GOP Health Care Bill
Republican lawmakers insist their health care plan will be cheaper and cover more people than the Congressional Budget Office predicts.
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Republican lawmakers insist their health care plan will be cheaper and cover more people than the Congressional Budget Office predicts.
Minnesota lawmakers are moving to plow nearly $400 million every two years into a new state program meant to reduce health insurance premiums next year.
Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst says 14 million would lose coverage next year under Republican health plan.
When Colorado expanded Medicaid coverage under former President Barack Obama's health care law, the largest provider in the Denver region hired more than 250 employees and built a $27 million primary care clinic and two new school-based clinics.
Minnesota health care leaders are alarmed about deep cuts to Medicaid coming out of Washington.
An embrace of universal health care would mark a sharp break for most Republicans, as they plan to repeal and replace the current health care law.
Last year's Obamacare repeal measure also contained the effort to defund the group.
Republican Sen. Michelle Benson will chair a powerful health care committee in 2017 after the GOP won back control of the state Senate.
Gov. Mark Dayton says time is running out to help Minnesota residents facing big health insurance premium hikes next year.
Senate Republicans are putting a major emphasis on health care as they take control.
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton detailed on Thursday his plan to reduce the cost many Minnesotans will encounter with rising health care premiums.
Senate Democrats are calling on Gov. Mark Dayton to call a special session to address rising health care costs.
One state lawmaker is calling the MNsure situation "serious as a heart attack" -- literally.
Republicans are reviving an effort to weed out waste from Minnesota's subsidized health care programs. It's not a new issue. House Republicans put forth a plan last year to cut out millions of dollars in spending by cutting individuals who shouldn't have qualified for programs like Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare.
Did MNsure miss the mark on enrollment for a third straight year? Minnesota's health insurance exchange was due to report its registration tally on Monday. Open enrollment for consumer health plans ended on Sunday.
A new report from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has found that chronic disease sufferers are paying drastically more than those without chronic conditions.
"Critical illness" insurance is surging in popularity as consumers in high-deductible health plans look for ways to fill gaps in their coverage. The specialized coverage can help people who might struggle to pay out-of-pocket costs because it pays for things that conventional plans don't.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services says the renewal period for people on public health insurance will be extended for those who had their cases closed. The state said early Thursday that about 64,000 people were going to be dropped from public health insurance in Minnesota
A group of Minnesota House Republicans is staking claim to part of the state's sizable budget surplus for initiatives they say would benefit people near or well into retirement.
A brewing federal budget deal brings good news for Minnesota's medical device companies.
More Minnesota residents are qualifying for financial help this year to buy coverage on the state's health insurance exchange. MNsure announced Monday that more than 70 percent of the customers buying private insurance so far this month have received federal subsidies. That's up from roughly 50 percent last year.
UnitedHealth chopped its 2015 earnings forecast and the nation's largest health insurer has begun to question its future in public insurance exchanges, a key component in the nation's health care overhaul.
The Department of Agriculture releases a report every year estimating what it costs to raise one child from the ages of zero to 17. In 2014, the estimate came out to $245,340. So, where does that money go?
State officials are in the middle of a massive effort to shift hundreds of thousands of low-income residents to new health care plans. It's a byproduct of a statewide bid for the companies that cover enrollees on MinnesotaCare and Medical Assistance.
An anonymous Minnesota resident is suing the state over its decision to drop UCare for public health care programs in a competitive bid process.
