Press Release: Nurses Urge Governor to Veto Reinsurance Bill
An Insurance Industry Bailout Won’t Give Minnesotans Affordable Healthcare
For Immediate Release
Contact: Rick Fuentes
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rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Barbara Brady
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barbara.brady@mnnurses.org
(St. Paul) – March 30, 2017 – Registered Nurses of the Minnesota Nurses Association are calling on Governor Mark Dayton to veto a state reinsurance bill when it reaches his desk. Despite last-minute lobbying by nurses at the Capitol on Thursday, reinsurance bill passed both the House and Senate by a slim majority.
“This bill, while giving insurance companies a massive taxpayer-funded windfall, does not solve the problems facing Minnesotans who need affordable healthcare in the individual insurance market, including better access to coverage, lower insurance costs, and more adequate provider networks,” said Mary Turner, MNA president.
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