Dayton pushes plan for expansion of MinnesotaCare program

The following article by Don Davis with the Forum News Service was posted on the PioneerPress website March 1, 2018:

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Most greater Minnesota residents have one or two choices for health insurers, which Gov. Mark Dayton said shows a need to expand a state health insurance program to everyone.

The MinnesotaCare insurance program especially could help farmers, who often struggle with finding and affording health care coverage, Dayton said Thursday.

The expansion plan is not new; the DFL governor unsuccessfully pushed it last year, but the Republican-controlled Legislature did not consider it. There is no sign that the GOP has changed position, but Dayton said the Nov. 6 election could influence Republicans to reconsider their votes. Continue reading “Dayton pushes plan for expansion of MinnesotaCare program”