Tag: Minnesota insurance

Minnesota and New York file Trump administration lawsuit over health care funding cuts

Nordstrom
Minnesota Health Insurance Trump Administration Lawsuit

The states have sued the administration for having slashed federal funding for their low-income populations. The state of Minnesota has filed a new Trump administration lawsuit, challenging the decision to cut federal funding for the state’s public health care program. The program is designed to assist those who are employed but who remain below the poverty line. Attorney General Lori Swanson first announced the legal action at the end of last week. The purpose of Minnesota’s Trump administration lawsuit is to stop the federal government for being able to put…

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Minnesota auto insurance company to refund $315,000 to over 1,600 drivers

Julie Campbell
Minnesota auto insurance company rates

Farmers Insurance Exchange has been accused of unfair pricing practices and is reimbursing affected policyholders. Minnesota auto insurance company, Farmers Insurance Exchange, is responding to accusations of unfair pricing practices with a refund to more than 1,600 drivers in the state. The policyholders affected by the pricing practices in question will be receiving a portion of a $315,000 total amount. The insurer is providing the refunds in response to an investigation into the way it was setting its rates. The Minnesota auto insurance provider underwent a pricing practice examination. The…

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103K Minnesota health insurance customers need new coverage for 2017

G. Turner
Minnesota Health Insurance Trump Administration Lawsuit

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is stepping out of the state’s insurance exchange next year. Over 103,000 Minnesota health insurance customers are losing their coverage at the end of this year. This means that they will need to find a new health plan to protect them against medical expenses in 2017. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has announced its departure from the state’s insurance exchange. It is for that reason that so many individuals and families will need to scramble for new coverage in 2017. The…

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Older consumers in Minnesota claim to have been scammed by state’s health insurance exchange

S.Vagus
Minnesota Health Insurance Trump Administration Lawsuit

Consumers worry that they have turned over assets unintentionally Some residents of Minnesota claim to have been scammed through the state’s health insurance exchange. The consumers are all either 55 or older and claim that they have been tricked into turning over assets while signing up for the coverage that they need. Consumers have been using the state’s insurance exchange, called MNSURE, to find policies, but some have reported problems when enrolling in the exchange system. The group of consumers claiming they have been scammed may face significant financial pressure…

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Minnesota extends health insurance to some 64,000 people

Marc
Minnesota Health Insurance Trump Administration Lawsuit

Many had been set to lose their insurance coverage in 2016, but state officials ensure they will have the policies they need An estimated 64,000 people in with public health insurance coverage in Minnesota were set to lose their coverage in 2016, but the state has decided to extend this coverage into the future. This will ensure that these people have the insurance coverage that they need, allowing them to avoid a federal fine that will be issued to those without active health insurance policies. The 64,000 people that were…

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