Author: John Jasinski

Blue Cross is the latest insurer to take action on affordable insulin. Today they announced a $0 copay for insulin for their fully insured members. Medica and UCare already announced they will cap costs at $25 per month. Great news made possible by Republicans’ reinsurance program!! https://www.bluecrossmn.com/blue-cross-and-blue-shield-minnesota-cover-insulin-costs-no-charge-next-year-0 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota to Cover Insulin Costs at No Charge Next Year | BlueCrossMN (Eagan, Minn.) August 22, 2019 – As part of its broader efforts to reign in health care prices that place a tremendous financial burden on families throughout the state, Blue Cross and Blue Shield...

Great event at Faribault Buckham West with Senator Karin Housley tonight. Karin discussed her Elder Care bill that passed this session. She did a great job on both the bill and explaining it to our local residents! #faribault #mnleg...

In the last couple weeks, two major insurers voluntarily announced they were capping out of pocket insulin costs at $25/month. They were able to absorb these costs because of our successful reinsurance program. While these are great developments we know there is still more to do....

The GOP health and human services budget covered a lot of ground. Here are some of our more notable accomplishments this year: Jasinski: What we accomplished in 2019 — health and human services What we accomplished in 2019: health and human services By: Senator John Jasinski Health and Human Services is the not just the fastest growing area of the state budget, it’s also the most bloated. The budget we passed this year keeps our commitment to vulnerable Minnesotans while taking a more em…...

Senator Michelle Benson is spot on last week during their Health and Human Services Meeting last week.The problems at DHS have been going on for years. When we try to ask questions, we are stonewalled — DHS officials simply point fingers at each other, at the federal government, at counties, and at vendors. It needs to stop. The public deserves to know what’s going on....