Another deadline extension
MNsure, the agency that’s managing the health insurance exchange in Minnesota, has extended the deadline to apply for coverage and still be insured on Jan. 1 for the second time. The original deadline...
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MNsure and you
Kelly Brown says she did everything she was supposed to do, and she’s more than frustrated that she nonetheless finds herself without health insurance. The Duluth woman — married, with a 14-year-old...
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Paul and Babe get the ax
At least for now. A little time off for the beleaguered Paul and Babe. Spokes-legends Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are getting a break from the quirky commercial campaign to encourage Minnesotans...
View ArticleHave you struggled to pay for health care?
The Minnesota Department of Health released the results today of a health access survey taken last year. Among other things, it reports that 30.8 percent of Minnesotans “experienced some financial...
View ArticleMaintaining MNsure
Here’s a note for anyone thinking of taking advantage of the cold weather by staying inside and enrolling for health insurance this weekend. MNsure, Minnesota’s online health exchange, tells us they’ll...
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The deadline that isn’t
MNsure proudly announced this morning that 136,744 Minnesotans had enrolled in the program, which is Minnesota’s version of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchange. That’s six days ahead of...
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Fewer teens smoking
Bits and pieces from the world of health: Cigarette smoking among U.S. high school students is at its lowest level since a survey began in 1991, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports....
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