Gov. Dayton makes second plea for MinnesotaCare
In a letter to top health regulators in
Without the funding, the insurance program for the working poor could be in jeopardy, although it does have enough money to operate through 2018.
Federal officials recently approved
As a result, state officials announced Monday that 2018 premiums in the individual market for the largest carriers will show only modest changes, ranging from a 13 percent decrease to an increase of less than 3 percent.
But in announcing approval of the reinsurance program, federal officials also told the state that MinnesotaCare would lose some funding.
Dayton's letter included a memo from his general counsel,
MinnesotaCare insures about 100,000 residents who do not qualify for Medicaid, the federal-state insurance program for the poor and disabled, but make less than
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