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Health insurance exchange approved in Minnesota

Logan B.
Minnesota Health Insurance

Health insurance exchange legislation wins major victory in Minnesota A state-run health insurance exchange may be set in stone in Minnesota. Early this week, state lawmakers passed a legislation that calls for the creation of a health insurance exchange that is managed by the state. The legislation is currently awaiting Governor Mark Dayton’s signature. Plans for an exchange have been in the works for some time, but political battles have sidelined these plans repeatedly. Now, the state is one step closer to having a health insurance exchange in place, which…

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Health insurance overhaul stage has passed final step in Minnesota

Minnesota Health Insurance Trump Administration Lawsuit

A massive bill has just been passed in the Senate, which represents the completion of a vital phase. A major overhaul to the health insurance system in Minnesota has just passed the Senate, which will mean that in a few months, the over 300,000 residents of the state that are uninsured will be able to benefit from an online marketplace that is one of the central elements of the federal healthcare law. This is a vitally important legislative step toward the implementation of the online exchange. The Senate gave its…

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Health insurance exchange receives nod from Minnesota House

Health Insurance Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton

A bill was passed on Friday that allowed the state to create its own online marketplace. The Minnesota House has now passed a bill that would create an online health insurance exchange that is designed to help the 1.3 million uninsured residents of the state to purchase coverage in order to comply with the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act. This is a central element of the federal healthcare law and the passing of this bill is a meaningful step in the state. The bill must still make its…

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Health insurance exchange amendment causes controversy in Minnesota

Health Insurance

Legislators at odds over health insurance exchange amendment Minnesota is among several states in the U.S. that is currently considering building and operating its own health insurance exchange. State officials have yet to make any decision on the matter, but several approaches to the exchange effort have already been discussed in the Legislature. Plans for a state-run health insurance exchange have already hit a snag with the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which holds the majority of the state’s political power. Late last week, the Minnesota Senate Tax Committee approved an amendment to…

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Health insurance exchanges in Minnesota facing tight deadlines

H. Cutner
Health Insurance Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton

With the start of the legislative session, lawmakers are diving right in to the healthcare overhaul. This week, Minnesota saw the beginning of a fresh legislative session, and Republican and DFL lawmakers have jumped directly into the announcement of a new bill that would implement a central element of the federal healthcare reforms within the state, namely the health insurance exchange. This virtual marketplace would provide an online arena in which residents can shop for coverage. Up to a million residents of Minnesota, in addition to small businesses, will be…

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