State officials ask insurers to reveal premium details early The state commerce and health departments have asked companies selling health plans on the new insurance exchange to reveal how much their policies will cost in September, rather than in October.July 26, 2013
Health care overhaul has Minnesota counties scrambling The expansion of Medicaid to more than 151,000 newly eligible residents is happening at the same time that the state is overhauling its computer systems. To better manage it all, most counties are also in the midst of a hiring frenzy.July 24, 2013
MNsure buyers could get early look at rates People interested in buying health insurance through the state's new online marketplace, MNsure, may get an early look at premium rates, according to a Minnesota Department of Commerce official.July 17, 2013
GOP wants delay in health law's individual mandate Framing a new argument against President Barack Obama's health care law, congressional GOP leaders called Tuesday for a delay in the law's requirement that individual Americans carry health insurance.July 9, 2013
Affordable Care Act has unique proving ground in Minnesota No state is set to embrace the Affordable Care Act as thoroughly as Minnesota, the only one that will implement the "big three" components of health insurance expansion. Minnesota will expand Medicaid, develop an online insurance marketplace, and offer a Basic Health Program. It's the third component that really sets Minnesota apart.July 9, 2013
Latinos important constituency in health care overhaul While Latinos comprise a small fraction of Minnesota's population , they are a big part of the uninsured population. One in eight Latinos lacks health insurance. That makes Latino communities a likely focus for efforts to reduce the number of Minnesotans lacking health coverage.July 9, 2013
Why Obama delayed health care mandate Kerri Miller speaks with Stephen Parente, director of the Medical Industry Leadership Institute at the Carlson School of Management, about the Obama administration's decision to delay by one year the health care law's mandate that large employers provide health insurance for their employees.July 3, 2013
MNsure won't be affected by Obamacare delay The state's new health insurance exchange, MNsure, won't be affected by the Obama administration's decision today to delay a key employer mandate under the federal health care law, Minnesota officials.July 2, 2013
Obama admin delays major requirement of health law The Obama administration says it's delaying a major part of the president's health care overhaul law, the requirement that medium and large companies offer coverage.July 2, 2013
Minn. cigarette taxes rise on Monday Cigarettes will be much more costly in Minnesota after Sunday. New tobacco taxes kick in Monday. That includes a $1.60 increase in the per-pack tax on cigarettes. The extra charge brings the total tax to $2.83 per pack.June 30, 2013
States find ways to raise taxes without saying so As state government leaders struggle to reconcile public demand for services with still sluggish post-recession tax collections, they have turned to tax increases -- but will call them anything but. Governors and lawmakers in several states have labeled their ideas extensions, surcharges or fees and used verbal gymnastics to explain why they aren't tax increases.June 29, 2013
Librarians to help with health law The nation's librarians will be recruited to help people get signed up for insurance under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.June 28, 2013