Affordable Care Act

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Premiums have stabilized in the individual market, thanks to a $542 million subsidy, but legislators still have more work to do. This op-ed originally appeared in the Star Tribune on…

Earlier this week, the media quickly declared that congressional efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare had collapsed. We’ve previously heard reports declaring repeal efforts dead back in March when Speaker…

Yesterday I noted news released this week from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that shows only half the insurers that offered coverage on Obamacare exchanges in 2016 plan…

On Monday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that only 141 health insurers filed applications to offer health plans through the federal Obamacare exchanges in 2018.  As…

Gov. Mark Dayton hosted a news conference with Rep. Keith Ellison and several other DFL state legislators on Wednesday to highlight the results of a new state analysis on how…

With individual health insurance markets melting down across the country, both the House and Senate health care bills include funding to states to help stabilize their insurance markets.  This funding…

As I mentioned in my previous post, the Legislature ended its special session early Friday morning. Here’s the rest of what was decided. Minnesotans On the Move How to keep…

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their much-anticipated fiscal analysis of the House bill to repeal and replace Obamacare yesterday.  The two headline data points show that the bill would…

Saving the individual health insurance market from imploding under the weight of Obamacare regulations topped the Legislature’s list of to-dos this year.  In January, a bipartisan bill passed to provide…

Lino Lakes City Councilor Melissa Maher crossed the line with the latest unhinged left-wing tirade over the end of Obamacare as we knew it. Maher’s threatening post on Congressman Tom…

The elusive effort to repeal and replace Obamacare still has a long way to go in the Senate. In the meantime, the Washington spin cycle will be operating on high. But…

After a couple of false starts, Republicans in the U.S. House passed a bill to follow through on their promise to repeal and replace Obamacare. Getting this bill passed was…

Several moderate Republicans remain opposed to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) because, as they see it, the bill weakens Obamacare’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions. These Republicans must not…

Pretty much all conservatives have been frustrated by the House’s inability to pass Obamacare repeal and replacement. Something that seemed simple on the campaign trail has turned out not to…

The Trump administration just revived talks on repealing and replacing Obamacare with a new offer to the House Freedom Caucus.  The proposal would allow states to opt out of certain…

Acclaimed author Diana Furchtgott-Roth explains how liberal policies betray America’s young.

Trump noted at a rally that Governor Dayton said, "The reality is the Affordable Care Act is no longer affordable for increasing numbers of people." President Trump and Gov. Dayton…

Last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the American Health Care Act (AHCA)—the House bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. While the headlines focused on the…

On Monday House Republicans revealed draft language to repeal and replace Obamacare. The proposal met an immediate backlash from conservatives. Sen. Rand Paul called it “Obamacare Lite.” FreedomWorks, Heritage Action, the Club for…

The loss of healthy enrollment leads to such an expensive risk pool that no one can afford to buy coverage, thus killing the market.

Over at MinnPost, Eric Black penned a rant claiming Republicans have no plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, which, according to Black, suggests Republicans are not serious about governing.…

Allina Health Systems and Aetna announced they were partnering to form a new health insurance company in Minnesota. The announcement comes at a time when insurers are bailing out of…

Hidden MNsure Costs lead to higher property taxes