About 130,000 Minnesotans signed up for individual market health plans through MNSure as of the end of December, down 4% from the same point in 2024.
The big picture: Out-of-pocket premiums are skyrocketing for millions of Americans who get their insurance through the Affordable Care Act, due to expiring enhanced subsidies and other factors driving up health care costs.
Nationally, enrollment in plans offered via state-run exchanges is down 3%, the Star Tribune reports.
What we're watching: Whether more drop off by the end of January, when the first month's premiums are due.
"We wouldn't be surprised if there are more people than in other years who get that first premium notice and say: 'I'm not going to pay it,'" MNSure CEO said Libby Caulum told the paper.
