Minnesota Republicans have turned efforts to provide quick relief for Minnesotans facing increased health insurance premiums in to a series of reforms that seem to be very friendly to insurance companies. Check out this list of conditions they want insurance companies to be able to skip covering:
List of what insurers can choose not to cover under GOP bill #mnleg : cancer, diabetes, emergency care, babies, more pic.twitter.com/NzbEd9rFjo
— Diane Loeffler (@reploeffler) January 20, 2017
You can read more about the bill in City Pages, but I think it’s safe to say Minnesotans aren’t interested in getting rid of the access to treatment part of health insurance.
UPDATE: Since the City Pages article has gone dead, an overview of the process and controversial amendment can be found here.