Getting on MinnesotaCare was easy. Getting off it wasn’t.

By: Nicole Neri

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 1,514

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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I’ve been a freelance photographer since I was 19, with a few newsroom internships between. I was lucky to be on my parents’ health insurance through college and the first few years of my career. Given my chosen industry, there were no full-time jobs, and once I turned 26 I was released into the insurance wilds.

It was pleasantly and surprisingly easy to get covered by MinnesotaCare, Minnesota’s public health insurance program for people who …

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