By the time you read this, the information may have changed. That said, as coordinator of the Insure Duluth Coalition, which helps people navigate MNsure, I want to encourage you to reach out for help with health insurance. Even with changes — or potential changes — to health insurance being discussed in Congress, that message remains the same.

The government is shut down right now, primarily over disagreement about the expansion of premium tax credits people use to make health insurance more affordable on the individual marketplace. (In Minnesota, that’s MNsure.) These premium tax credits have been around since the Affordable Care Act was implemented over 10 years ago. However, in 2021, when people were most impacted by COVD, the tax credits increased, more people received support, and t

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