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Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall

Friday, June 22, 2018

Friends, 


Yesterday was the first day of Summer, so it's now time to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather before it's gone! 
 

Preliminary Individual Market Rates Announced

Last Friday, the Minnesota Department of Commerce released preliminary rates for the 2019 individual insurance market, revealing that for the second consecutive year, Republican-led reforms have helped reduce or hold flat individual market health insurance rates after years of double-digit increases following the implementation of Obamacare in Minnesota.

All five of the carriers on the individual market are projected to decrease premiums for 2019, with average preliminary rates dropping between 3% and 12.4%. The individual market serves Minnesotans who buy health insurance on their own, not through an employer or the government.

I'm proud to have supported key reforms that lowered health care costs and increased the number of health care choices for families. Minnesota is on the right track in once again being a nation leader on health care—today's news is another step in the right direction, and such wonderful news for families who are concerned about health care costs.

From 2014-2017, average rates increased by double digits every year, including nearly 60 percent for 2017. Thanks to these reforms enacted in 2017, individual market rates for 2018 remained flat or were reduced for most Minnesotans on the individual market. The Minnesota Department of Commerce confirmed last year that without the reforms, rates would have risen by 20% or more.
 

Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

We have an amazing opportunity for Minnesotans to learn more about the Vietnam War and honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. The Opening Ceremony took place on June 21 and there will be events honoring and remembering all who served in the Vietnam War over the next few days.

So please come to the Capitol and visit The Wall that Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The wall will be at the Capitol until June 24, and there will be a number of events including a daily reading of the names of Minnesota’s fallen, museum exhibits, film screenings, a mobile education center, and more.

The wall will be open 24 hours a day. You can learn more about the Wall that Heals Event here

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On this day in History 

On this day in 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill, an act of legislation designed to compensate returning members of the armed services–known as G.I.s–for their efforts in World War II.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas with me. You can schedule a time to meet with me in my office anytime by calling me at 651-296-4192, or share your thoughts by emailing me at rep.regina.barr@house.mn.

Have a great week!


Regina