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Minnesota considering special session on health insurance problem

Minnesota considering special session on health insurance problem

ST. PAUL -- The governor and legislative leaders failed to agree on calling a special legislative session to spend $1 billion on construction projects and cut taxes, but now some Republican lawmakers say one is needed to fix health insurance in the state.On Wednesday, Oct. 5, House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, brought up the special session suggestion when discussing problems unveiled last week with keeping individual health insurance policies available.Democratic Gov.


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Auburn considers health care savings through union with Cayuga County insurance consortium

Auburn considers health care savings through union with Cayuga County insurance consortium

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Wetmore Township looking at hike in health insurance rates

Wetmore Township looking at hike in health insurance rates

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Rural Iowa counties face limited health insurance options

Rural Iowa counties face limited health insurance options

Iowa's state insurance division says residents in 13 rural counties who want to buy subsidized health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will have just one option for a provider in 2017.courtesy: MGN OnlineMedica, a Minnesota-based carrier, is the only health insurer that has agreed to sell individual policies in the state via the Affordable Care Act's online marketplace.The Des Moines Register reports that about 55,000 Iowa residents bought individual health insurance policies for 2016 on the marketplace, and most had incomes low enough to qualify for subsidies, which come as tax credits.Counties that will only have Medica as an option include Adams, Buena Vista, Iowa, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Mahaska, Page, Pocahontas, Taylor, Van Buren and Wapello.


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New report: Almost two-thirds of Texans have stable health insurance

New report: Almost two-thirds of Texans have stable health insurance

But new numbers show uninsured rate in Texas is more than twice as high as rest of USHOUSTON - (Oct. 5, 2016) - Almost two-thirds of Texans ages 18 to 64 stayed insured with health care coverage during the past 12 months, according to a new report released today by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF).The report found 64 percent of nonelderly Texans had stable health insurance coverage over the prior year.In comparison, 19 percent of Texans said they lost coverage at some point within the past year, and 17 percent said they had no health insurance at all during that time.