health insurance

State officials are celebrating a marked drop in the number of uninsured Minnesota children after the federal health overhaul. University of Minnesota researchers released a report Thursday showing the percentage of kids without health insurance fell from 6.3 percent in 2013 to 3.5 percent in 2014.

Minnesota's health insurance exchange has eclipsed its goal for consumer plan enrollment for the first time.

MNsure says it's tracking well to meet registration projections for this open enrollment period. A fee on individual health plans helps fund Minnesota's health insurance exchange.

The state says about 64,000 people will be dropped from public health insurance in Minnesota, mainly for failing to submit necessary paperwork. The Department of Human Services says about 134,500 Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare case were up for renewal this month.

Minnesota's health insurance exchange will repay about $500,000 in federal grant money after using it to prepare unused office space for its call center and other staff.

Seventy percent of private insurance buyers so far on Minnesota's health insurance exchange have qualified for federal tax credits. Officials with MNsure released updated statistics Wednesday on insurance shopping as open enrollment nears a big deadline. People who want insurance in place by Jan. 1 have until Tuesday to sign up.

I talked with James Schmitz from Laraway Financial today on Money Mondays. The topic is "Individual Health Insurance for 2016". James discusses the Affordable Care Act, MNSure and choices each individual has in regards to different plans they could choose.

Minnesota's health insurance exchange is considering a sole finalist to become its fourth leader in three years. MNsure's board of directors on Wednesday named Mark Nyquist the lone candidate to take the chief executive job permanently.

MNsure is entering its third year with a stronger weapon: bigger tax credits to combat rising premiums

A Minnesota health insurance company plans to drop its legal fight with the state to win back key contracts.