ST. PAUL, Minn. – Democratic leaders in the Minnesota House say they’ll move forward with a bill this year to make health insurance through state-subsidized MinnesotaCare available to all Minnesotans, regardless of income.
“Many people across Minnesota still don’t have health insurance, or if they do have health insurance, they can’t use it because it is too expensive. They have deductibles that are too high. They really are only covered for catastrophes, and that means that they aren’t getting the care they need on a day-to-day basis,” Majority Leader Jamie Long says.
Opponents warn it’s the first step toward single-payer, state-run health insurance.
Long says he personally supports that, but the purpose of this bill is to get health insurance coverage to those who don’t have it or are paying unaffordable premiums.
Long adds single-payer health care would be better handled at the federal level.
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