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

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

by Lucas Nesse, President & CEO of the Council | January 11, 2021

Through all of the challenges the year 2020 brought us, I’m heartened by the way Minnesota’s nonprofit health plans have stepped up to support our state. Health plans have always put the health and safety of Minnesotans first, but we all know that 2020 was...
This Holiday Season, Let’s Protect Ourselves and Each Other

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

by Lucas Nesse, President & CEO of the Council | November 23, 2020

Minnesota, the holidays are here. And if there’s one thing we can all celebrate, it’s the resolve Minnesotans have shown during the COVID-19 pandemic this year. Thank you for all your sacrifices this year and your continued commitment to beat this...
Pre-Existing Conditions: A Refresher Course

Pre-Existing Conditions: A Refresher Course

by Lucas Nesse, President & CEO of the Council | November 19, 2020

Pre-existing conditions are back in the headlines, especially as the Supreme Court hears a case that could impact the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA offers important protections for Americans living with pre-existing conditions. In light of this, it’s...
Honoring World Mental Health Day

Honoring World Mental Health Day

by Lucas Nesse, President & CEO of the Council | October 12, 2020

On Oct. 10, we marked World Mental Health Day. Created by the World Health Organization in 1992, the day is meant to highlight needed resources and call for greater investments in individual and collective mental health care. Indeed, mental health needs are growing in...
How Minnesota Health Plans Are Listening and Leading on Racial Justice

How Minnesota Health Plans Are Listening and Leading on Racial Justice

by Lucas Nesse, President & CEO of the Council | July 9, 2020

As the impact of George Floyd’s tragic death continues to reverberate around our state, nation and world, millions of people have banded together to call for greater awareness of racial injustice and push for substantial change. Minnesota’s nonprofit...
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2021

  • January 19, 2021

    Minnesota Health Plans 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 June 30, 2021.

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2020

  • December 16, 2020

    Minnesota Health Plans Extend Coverage for Those Impacted by COVID-19

    The Minnesota Council of Health Plans announced today that Minnesota-based nonprofit health plans are voluntarily extending cost-sharing waivers for in-patient COVID-19 treatment through March 31, 2021. The extension coincides with a number of other measures taken to help patients, providers and the community weather the pandemic.

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  • November 24, 2020

    New Partnership Appeals to Minnesotans to Act Now to Control Spread of COVID-19

    FightCovidMN, a groundbreaking partnership of the state’s hospitals and health systems, health plans and statewide associations, has launched a hard-hitting and disruptive campaign, “COVID-19 Isn’t Taking A Holiday,” to urgently motivate Minnesotans to mask up, keep their distance and do their part to fight the community spread of COVID-19. now.

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  • November 9, 2020

    Lucas Nesse Joins Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Leadership Trust

    Lucas Nesse, CEO of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans, was chosen to participate in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Leadership Trust, an exclusive community for influential business leaders, executives and entrepreneurs in Minneapolis/St. Paul.   Nesse was selected for membership by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Leadership Trust Selection Committee due to his experience, […]

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  • October 2, 2020

    Minnesota Council of Health Plans Statement on 2021 Health Insurance Rates

    Minnesota Department of Commerce’s announcement today on 2021 insurance rates is promising news, as it reflects the increasing stability in the individual and small group health plans in our state. Minnesota’s reinsurance program continues to play a major role in bringing that stabilization to the market, significantly lowering premiums by covering a portion of high-cost […]

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2020

  • September 10, 2020

    KSTP

    Minnesota health plans extend cost-sharing waivers for COVID-19 through end of 2020

    Minnesota health plans on Thursday announced that they've extended cost-sharing waivers for in-patient COVID-19 treatment through the end of the year. The waivers were initially in place until the end of September.

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  • August 30, 2020

    Pioneer Press

    COVID-19 testing options abound, but most take too long

    Ongoing worldwide constraints on testing supplies have many Minnesota providers requiring patients to be screened by a doctor or nurse before getting a coronavirus test. The state has provided free walk-in testing sites, though, in communities fighting outbreaks.

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  • April 3, 2020

    Star Tribune

    Minnesota health plans say $220 million in income will help with COVID-19 costs

    Minnesota’s nonprofit health insurers posted about $220 million in operating income last year, a figure that the carriers’ trade group said is down from 2018 but still shows financial stability with the likely onset of COVID-19 medical bills.

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  • April 3, 2020

    Star Tribune

    With COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in state, deal reached on treatment costs

    Out-of-pocket treatment costs for some COVID-19 patients will be waived under an agreement announced Thursday with Minnesota’s nonprofit insurers, as the virus sends growing numbers to the hospital.

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  • March 9, 2020

    Star Tribune

    More Minnesota insurers pledge to waive copays for coronavirus testing

    Minnesota health insurers are offering more details about how they will handle coverage related to coronavirus testing and treatment, including more pledges that out-of-pocket costs will be waived for diagnostic tests.

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