Health Care
Health Insurance Exchange Will Improve Access and Affordability for Many Minnesotans, March 2012
Minnesota is considering a key element of federal health care reform: a health insurance exchange. An exchange could benefit all Minnesotans by improving the cost and quality of health insurance.
Basic Health Plan Offers a Chance to Provide Comprehensive Health Coverage for Low-Income Minnesotans, January 2012
One of the decisions facing Minnesota as it implements federal health care reform is whether to create a basic health plan for for low-income individuals. There are many reasons for lawmakers to keep this option on the table.
General Assistance Medical Care: Unique Program Serves a Unique Population, Updated July 2010
Since the 1970s, very low-income Minnesotans without dependent children have received critical health care coverage through General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC). The state was going to eliminate GAMC in 2010, but a last-minute compromise kept it going with limited funding and diminished services. The federal Affordable Care Act has provided another option to cover these individuals, partially paid by the federal government.
More Health Care Analysis
- State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): Keeping Minnesotans Healthy, September 2008
- Minnesota and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): At a Crossroads, May 2007
