Minnesota moves ahead on health marketplace
ST. PAUL — Minnesota is ahead of many other states facing a deadline to declare whether they will set up a health-care marketplace to help people and small businesses get private insurance.By: Associated Press, Associated Press
ST. PAUL — Minnesota is ahead of many other states facing a deadline to declare whether they will set up a health-care marketplace to help people and small businesses get private insurance.
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton began pushing to develop a state-tailored health insurance exchange shortly after taking office in early 2011. That reversed the position taken by his Republican predecessor Tim Pawlenty, who blocked a $1 million grant for the project.
Two years later, Minnesota has received more than $70 million in federal grants to develop its own exchange.
Minnesota Management and Budget said the state submitted its application outlining the project’s progress to the federal government on Friday. The state also is seeking another $39 million grant to finish developing the health insurance exchange.
The health insurance marketplace is expected to resemble a travel website like Expedia, giving more than 1 million state residents and small businesses an easy way to compare and buy health insurance plans, using subsidies if they qualify.
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