Frequently Asked Questions
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...About the Minnesota Health Plan
- What is the Minnesota Health Plan?
- Why do we need the Minnesota Health Plan?
- What about the federal health care reform that was passed earlier this year?
- Who would be covered under the Minnesota Health Plan?
- What services are covered under the Minnesota Health Plan?
- How does the Minnesota Health Plan control costs?
- Who will run the health care system under the Minnesota Health Plan?
- How is the MHP paid for?
- Why are they called premiums instead of taxes?
- Is the Minnesota Health Plan socialized medicine?
- Won't there be "waiting lines" for health care services?
- What about consumer choice under the Minnesota Health Plan?
- Won't health care be "rationed"?
- Don't people need "skin in the game" in order to control health care costs?
- Won't people from out of state move here just to get health care?
- Will the Minnesota Health Plan covered undocumented immigrants?
- Why should my hard-earned money go to pay for health care for people who don't work or don't take care of their health?
- Don't people oppose government involvement in health care?
- Once the Minnesota Health Plan goes into effect, will private insurance still be available in MN? How? What for?
- Will the people working for insurance companies lose their jobs?