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Legislative Update - January 20th, 2017

Friday, January 20, 2017

Dear neighbor,

Thursday we debated the House Republicans’ insurance premium rebate proposal which passed off the House floor 73-54. Minnesotans facing steep premium increases on the individual market are hurting and they need relief now, not later.  The January 31st deadline for enrolling for 2017 health insurance is approaching fast.

Unfortunately, the Republican proposal is very complex and would delay relief until 2018. Forcing people to wait for relief until 2018 is unacceptable.

Their plan allows insurance companies to pick and choose which kind of health events and risk insurance companies will or won’t cover. Some types of coverage that people could lose include maternity care, cancer treatments, or autism coverage.

Last night I supported an amendment to pass Governor Dayton’s immediate premium relief plan, which is the quickest way to provide help to Minnesotans in need. His plan would provide a 25 percent premium reduction for 125,000 people and the relief would arrive by March.

We need to do the right thing and come together to pass immediate relief that Minnesotans need. I am ready to work together and make health care more accessible and affordable for everyone.

If you have any questions for me please contact my office at (651) 296-4218, or send me an email rep.andrew.carlson@house.mn.  If you know someone that may want to get updates like this one tell them to sign up here.

Sincerely,


Andrew Carlson
State Representative