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Health insurance is about to get more expensive for a lot of people — in Minnesota and across the country. 

Many older Minnesotans are scrambling to find new insurance plans after 

some insurers stopped offering or scaled back Medicare Advantage plans

will see premiums jump next year as much as 26

 percent on the individual market. Workers who get insurance through their employers are also looking at 

And the federal tax and spending bill signed by President Donald Trump this summer is expected to push as many as 

140,000 low-income Minnesotans off Medicaid

MPR News guest host Catharine Richert looks at how the rising costs of medical care along with changes in state and federal policies are reshaping health care in Minnesota. 

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Health insurance premiums are rising and government health programs are changing. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with experts about what’s driving up costs, policy changes and what to know during open enrollment.  

Health insurance is about to get more expensive for a lot of people — in Minnesota and across the country. Many older Minnesotans are scrambling to find new insurance plans after some insurers stopped offering or scaled back Medicare Advantage plans.People who buy their own insurance will see premiums jump next year as much as 26 percent on the individual market. Workers who get insurance through their employers are also looking at higher premiums.And the federal tax and spending bill signed by President Donald Trump this summer is expected to push as many as 140,000 low-income Minnesotans off Medicaid.  MPR News guest host Catharine Richert looks at how the rising costs of medical care along with changes in state and federal policies are reshaping health care in Minnesota.

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