Westrom Statement on PreferredOne Decision to Pull Out of MNsure

Statement

Today, Torrey Westrom released the following statement in response to the news that PreferredOne, MNsure's insurer with the most enrollees and the lowest premiums, will not be participating in the Exchange this year:

"This is the latest unfortunate example of why ObamaCare isn't working for Minnesotans, but it certainly will not be the last. Western Minnesotans who lost their health insurance plans last year are bracing for higher premiums, while struggling with fewer and fewer options for health coverage on the table. To make matters worse, 24-year incumbent Collin Peterson quite literally said he won't work to repeal ObamaCare, even though our district and Minnesotans are being negatively impacted. We need to repeal this unworkable law, and start over with common sense solutions that increase options for families, not limit them."

PreferredOne, the Golden Valley-based insurer, offered nearly 59 percent of the health insurance plans of the plans available on MNsure, including plans with the lowest premiums. According to KSTP, their move to pull out of the exchange "could signal big rate increases to be unveiled in early October, and that could have a significant impact on the elections."

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