Ensuring Affordability in Minnesota’s Individual Market: Don’t Overlook 2026

Ensuring Affordability in Minnesota’s Individual Market: Don’t Overlook 2026 With both state and federal subsidies for the individual market set to expire at the end of next year, a recent study projected that over 90,000 Minnesotans could become uninsured in 2026 Should Minnesota launch a “public option”? Well, maybe, according to a recent editorial in […]

Keeping Minnesotans Covered as Renewals Return for Medicaid and MinnesotaCare

Keeping Minnesotans Covered as Renewals Return for Medicaid and MinnesotaCare With the March 31 sunset of the federal continuous coverage mandate, 1.5M Minnesotans will need to go through an eligibility review to maintain coverage in the state’s public programs During the federal public health emergency, special rules meant Minnesotans covered by state programs, Medical Assistance […]

In 2021, Health Plans Will Continue to Play Key Role in Helping Minnesota Heal

The COVID-19 pandemic – as well as the racial unrest that ensued after the murder of George Floyd last summer – pushed the health care system in ways that no one could ever have imagined. Minnesota’s nonprofit health plans have stepped up in a number of ways to support our state.

This Holiday Season, Let’s Protect Ourselves and Each Other

Council CEO Lucas Nesse stresses the importance of preventing COVID-19 this holiday season. This means protecting your friends and loved ones, protecting your community and protecting yourself. The holidays are known as a time to come together, but we need to think differently this year.

Pre-Existing Conditions: A Refresher Course

A pre-existing condition is any health condition you have before your insurance coverage starts. The ACA offers protections for Americans living with these conditions. In light of this, it’s important to remember what pre-existing conditions are, including how the ACA changed how insurance companies treat them.