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Minnesota guide to Health InsuranceHow healthy is living
in Minnesota?

Minnesota is the 5th healthiest state according to the 2012 America's Health Rankings® by the United Health Foundation.

The good news:

  • Minnesota has the lowest rate of cardiovascular deaths in the nation. The rate has dropped from 270.4 to 195.9 deaths per 100,000 people over the past 10 years.
  • More than 87 percent of Minnesota ninth graders go on to complete high school within four years.

The bad news:

  • The number of children in poverty has increased by 5.2 percentage points during the past ten years.
  • Public health funding decreased by $19 per person over the past five years.

Minnesota's best and worst category rankings:

  • Poor Physical Health Days – 1st
  • Cardiovascular Deaths – 1st
  • Premature Death – 1st
  • Binge Drinking – 44th
  • Public Health Funding – 48th
  • Infectious Disease – 50th

more details

  • health insurance plans comparedSee the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Minnesota.
  • Trust for America's Health ia another source for key Minnesota health quality findings. In addition, 2010's federal health reform, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), included the creation of a prevention fund to provide more than $16 billion over the next 10 years to invest in effective, proven prevention efforts, like childhood obesity prevention and tobacco cessation, and the site has a report on how it impacts Minnesota here.

get local health results

State snapshot too large? Get county-by-county health rankings for Minnesota, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.


Does Minnesota have a health insurance high risk pool?

Thumbs up on offering a risk pool.; Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association
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health-insurance risk poolsIMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Minnesota started offering health care insurance coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about Minnesota's participation, click here.

Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.


Non-profit sources of health insurance information for Minnesota

  • fhce logoThe Foundation for Health Coverage Education's mission is to provide simplified public and private health insurance eligibility information in order to help more people access coverage. Here is its guide on how to find health insurance in Minnesota.
  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is tracking the progress of health insurance reform in each state. Its page for Minnesota can be found here.
  • The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, non-profit organization that, among other things, provides health care plan report cards for consumers. Search for Minnesota health insurance plan report cards.

Minnesota state government health insurance resources

Minnesota State Seal.;

Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities —  Help for those Minnesotans who have difficulty  with mental health or developmental disability services they have received or need to receive.

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening – Sage Program —  For eligible women, Sage provides free office visits for breast and cervical exams, as well as a screening mammogram and Pap smears. If one of your screening tests shows a problem, Sage covers many diagnostic services and can often cover treatment, if needed.

Medicaid —  Facts on Minnesota and Medicaid.

Health Reform Minnesota —  A state government site that is the official source for health reform information and the state’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

MinnesotaCare —  Basic health care coverage for low-income Minnesotans through publicly subsidized health care assistance program

Office of Attorney General Lori Swanson —  Health care information and resources for health insurance consumers from the state’s attorney general.

State of Minnesota Department of Health —  The State of Minnesota’s department of health provides information on health insurance.



Minnesota reform, single-payer health care information

Greater Minnesota Healthcare Coalition —  A grass roots organization which strives to build a democratic culture, develop leadership from citizens, and provide opportunities for meaningful participation to address economic and social injustice.

Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition —  A coalition of groups dedicated to establishing comprehensive single-payer health care for all Minnesotans through advocacy, education, lobbying, and community organizing. The coalition states that health care is an essential human need and that unequal access to health care is an injustice. A single-payer system is the only system that can provide comprehensive, affordable, high [...]

State-specfic information on the Physicans National Health Program in Minnesota.

The Affordable Care Act: Immediate Benefits for Minnesota -- How the Affordable Health Care act will improve the lives of people living in Minnesota.

Why health care reform is important to Minnesota -- This 2009 document by the AARP provides a compelling case f for health reform in Minnesota.

The Benefits of Health Reform In Minnesota -- The Democratic Policy Committee of the United States Senate looks at benefits of health reform for the citizens of Minnesota.



Other helpful Minnesota health and medical care links

Minnesota mental health resource guide, offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Government.

The National Coalition on Health Care's information for Minnesota -- America's oldest, most diverse, and broadest based group working to achieve comprehensive health system reform.



How did Minnesota officials vote on health reform?


H.R.2: Repealing the Health Care Bill

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Date of Vote: 1/19/2011 Status: House passed 245-189, 1 not voting
House vote
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1/19/2011--Passed House amended. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. [more]



Health insurance exchange

Minnesota state health insurance exchange Minnesota's exchange

Find out what your state's health insurance exchange will look like.

Minnesota health insurance premium rebates

state-by-state breakdown of health insurance premium rebates $9 million to 123,171 families

Insurance companies were forced to return an average of $160 per family in 2012.

State Health Insurance Guides

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MN health insurance news

MNsure won’t announce rates until October

06/11/2013 3:06 PM
Minnesota Public Radio — While other states are announcing rates, Minnesota state law prohibits the new health insurance exchange, MNsure, from announcing the premiums proposed by insurers until the exchange goes live in October. That approach is intended to make insurers price their policies more aggressively according to a legislator who played a big role in writing the law.

MNSure operating cost estimates for 2014, 2015

05/29/2013 7:05 PM
StarTribune — Operating costs for the Minnesota online marketplace are estimated at $58.1 million for 2014 and $54.7 million for 2015. MNSure officials estimate 1.3 million Minnesotans will use the exchange to shop for insurance during that two-year period.

Minnesota authorizes state-run health insurance exchange

03/21/2013 2:03 PM
Minneapolis Star Tribune — Gov. Mark Dayton signed MNsure, a state-run health insurance exchange, into law today. While some modifications sought by state Republicans were included in the final bill, the legislation passed without any GOP votes.

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MN health insurance companies

Health insurance companies in Minnesota.
Get health insurance quotes for these companies.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
HealthPartners
Medica of Minnesota
PreferredOne Insurance Company

Doctor directory for Minnesota

Find licensed physicians near you. Each state is home to organizations that can help you find and research physicians, offering online information about a physician's license, schooling, practice information and more.

Minnesota Licensee Search
Minnesota Board of Medical Practice

Other Minnesota Public Resources
Minnesota Medical Association

Health insurance for individuals MN

Resources for those individuals seeking health care insurance in Minnesota. If you are looking for Minnesota Medicare, visit our site for health insurance over 65.

How your member of Congress voted

how the Minnesota congressional delegation voted on insurance reform healthreformvotes.org

Your members of the Minnesota Congressional delegation voted on health care reform.