2022
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The Minnesota Council of Health Plans has appointed Andrea Walsh chair of the association’s board of directors. Walsh, the president and CEO of HealthPartners, takes over for John Naylor, president and CEO of Medica. [caption id="attachment_6994" align="alignleft" width="236"] Andrea Walsh, president and CEO, HealthPartners[/caption] The Council works to foster collaboration among its nonprofit health plan […]
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Council releases 2021 industry financial results
Throughout the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minnesota’s nonprofit health plans continued to put the health and financial stability of their enrollees first. COVID-19 related costs for the fully insured and government program markets exceeded $649 million in 2021, including $237 million in testing and vaccination costs, and $66 million in voluntary cost-sharing waivers.
2021
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Minnesota health plans once again extend cost-sharing waivers for COVID-19 treatment
The Minnesota Council of Health Plans announced that Minnesota-based nonprofit health plans are voluntarily extending cost-sharing waivers for in-patient COVID-19 treatment through September 30, 2021.
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Statement on Derek Chauvin verdict
The murder of George Floyd is a tragedy that has inflicted immense grief on our community. Tuesday marked a small step toward healing, as a verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial was reached and found the former police officer guilty on all three counts.
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Council releases 2020 industry financial results
In a year marked by the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minnesota’s seven nonprofit health plans paid more than $293 million to their enrollees for insurance premium relief and cost-sharing waivers related to COVID-19 testing and inpatient treatment.