January 23, 2015
More than 100,000 Minnesotans have enrolled in
comprehensive, affordable health insurance coverage through MNsure since
November 15, 2014, the start of the 2015 open enrollment period.
“We are encouraged by this news, as well as the fact that so
many Minnesotans are obtaining the health insurance coverage they need through
MNsure,” said CEO Scott Leitz. “This is credit to a more robust assister
network, as well as a stable online enrollment system. I’m confident our
numbers will continue to grow as the open enrollment deadline nears.”
To date, MNsure has enrolled 43,730 in a Qualified Health
Plan, 16,583 in MinnesotaCare and 40,441 in Medical Assistance, for a total
enrollment of 100,754.
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Mai Lo is a
navigator at Hmong American Partnership and works to enroll Minnesotans from
the Southeast Asian community into health insurance through MNsure, and educate
them about the healthcare process.
There is high demand for her services. Most of her
appointments are booked through the end of January, but walk-in services are
still available.
Mai Lo says the best reward she gets for helping people
enroll is the reaction she sees once they find out they now have healthcare
coverage they can afford.
"You can see it in their eyes that they're really happy
we were able to provide this service for them."
Watch her
video
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What do student loans and medical bills have in common?
They’re both no fun to pay off.
During “Higher Education Week,” January 25 – 31, we’re
urging young Minnesotans to eliminate the potential for one of these financial
pressures by getting quality, affordable health insurance coverage through
MNsure.
“We all know that
health insurance usually isn’t the first thing on a young person’s mind, but
the risk of having something happen while not being insured is just too great,”
said Scott Leitz. “Young Minnesotans owe it to themselves to check out their coverage
options on MNsure, and potentially get some help paying for that coverage.”
View
the full list of outreach and enrollment events on our calendar:
For help in planning to get coverage and finding assistance
based on your specific needs, we developed a “Make a Plan” mobile app. Now it’s
easier than ever for you to stay in touch with MNsure on the go, stick to your
plan and get covered!
To sign up, click
here or text ENROLL to 30644.
Call the Contact Center at 1-855-366-7873
Open Monday
– Friday, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM, and Saturday – Sunday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Get free face-to-face assistance with enrollment
This year, Minnesotans who enrolled in a private health plan
through MNsure in 2014 are getting a new federal tax form in the mail, Form
1095-A.
If an advanced premium tax credit was applied to your
coverage or you wish to claim a tax credit for 2014, you need the information
on this form to file your federal income tax return.
More information
available on MNsure.org.
MNsure Board of
Directors Meeting
January
28, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
81 East 7th Street, 1st Floor Atrium, St. Paul
This meeting is also being
broadcast via live-streaming video.
Consumer and Small Employer Advisory
Committee Meeting
February 10, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
81 East 7th Street, 3rd floor, St. Paul
Health Industry Advisory Committee Meeting
February 12, 2:30 – 5:00 PM
UCare, 500 Stinson Boulevard NE, Minneapolis
All of the Board Meetings can be attended in
person and are also available to view online. MNsure is committed to
accessibility and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals
with physical or mental disabilities. Please submit your specific request for
reasonable accommodations to AEO@MNsure.org at
least two weeks in advance of the event date. We appreciate your interest in
MNsure.
- Student
Worker Paraprofessional (Posting number 15MSUR000003; closes 1/23/15)
- MN
Health Insurance Program Rep 1 (Posting number 143498000005; closes 2/12/15)
More details on our website
Go to the State of
Minnesota jobs website
“MNsure opens kiosk at Mall of America;
enrollment tops 43,000”
“Century
College hosts MNsure health insurance enrollment event Jan. 26” (The
Stillwater Gazette)
Stay updated on the latest MNsure news.
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