MNsure CEO urges sign-ups for 2017 as deadline looms
Minnesotans who purchase health insurance through MNsure have just a week and a half left to pick a plan.
Many are counting on subsidies promised by lawmakers to help with soaring premiums. But those subsidies are tied up until lawmakers can agree on a plan.
This sign-up season has been especially difficult for the 3-year-old program: on top of the premium increases, a number of insurance companies stopped offering plans on the exchange altogether. And now, Congress is moving to repeal the Affordable Care Act. That's creating a lot of uncertainty about the program's future.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with MNsure CEO Allison O'Toole.
Click on the audio player above to hear their conversation.
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