It’s Medicare Time Again
Open enrollment for Medicare starts October 15 and runs through December 7. Let’s run through some basics. Traditional Medicare has […]
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Elections Have Consequences: Your Vote Matters
The 2024 election set the stage for the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1) on July
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Medicaid Cuts Spur Increased Organizing for the Patient Centered Care Bill in Central MN
Thirty-one Minnesota hospitals are in financial distress, meaning they have sustained negative operating margins, according to the Minnesota Hospital Association
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Current Bill Saves Money for State’s Public Health Care Programs while Ensuring Transparency
Due to health care unaffordability, much of Health Care for All Minnesota’s mission is working with constituents and legislators to
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Patient Centered Bill Would Counteract Federal Medical Cuts
Due to the emergency created for Minnesota’s Medicaid program by the
funding cuts from July’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Dave Garibaldi and Don Pylkkanen (co-chairs of the Legislative Policy Committee), Kip Sullivan, and Ken Engelhart (chair of the Coalition Builders Committee) have recommended that HCA-MN’s priority from now to the 2026 legislative session
be continued expansion of constituent meetings with their senate district
legislators.
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Despite Advantages of the ACA, Health Care Financing Reform is Unsustainable
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credit subsidies for health insurance that were
passed by Congress during the Covid pandemic are due to expire on January 1, 2026. Twenty
million Americans are expected to see a premium increase of at least 75% on average without
the subsidies.