Minnesota Health Insurance:
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MinnesotaCare, the state’s health insurance plan for the poor and working poor, has experienced a 25 percent increase in applications so far this year, placing a significant burden on processing time and thus delaying coverage for many people. The surge in applications can be blamed on several factors, not least of which is a growing number of people either losing their jobs or losing health insurance when their employers drop coverage because of cost.
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HHS has granted Minnesota a waiver to allow the state to continue providing SCHIP coverage for some parents through June 2011.
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Spending by private health plans in Minnesota increased by 4.3% from 2006 to 2007, the lowest growth rate since 1997.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Keith Ellison have introduced bills to suspend a proposed federal Medicaid rule that would reduce funding for the state's MinnesotaCare program and that potentially could cut up to 18,000 low- and middle-income beneficiaries from the program.
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Minnesota Governor vetoed legislation that would have expanded access to publicly-sponsored health coverage, saying the bill would not reduce health care costs or improve quality.
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Minnesota Governor said that legislation being considered to overhaul the state's health care system should include health savings accounts and tax credits as a way to reduce costs for residents who purchase private health insurance.
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The Minnesota House voted 83-50 to approve legislation that would overhaul the state's health care system using money from a fund that helps pay for a subsidized health care program.
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The Minnesota Senate voted 41-22 to grant preliminary approval to legislation that would overhaul the state health care system and expand coverage to 47,000 state residents.
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Minnesota lawmakers this week are expected to approve legislation that is expected to reduce health care spending in the state by 20% by 2015 and extend coverage to an additional 47,000 residents.
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Minnesota to require all residents to obtain health coverage and that the state use savings from reducing inefficiencies and insurers' administrative costs to extend health coverage to the uninsured.
