US EditionThe Number of People without Health Coverage Is Going up in MN
Minnesota's uninsured population rose by 116,000 from 2023 to 2025, driven by declining public coverage and rising health insurance costs, officials said.
- The Minnesota Department of Health reported the uninsured rate increased from 3.8% in 2023 to 5.8% in 2025, translating to roughly 116,000 more uninsured residents last year.
- MDH said the rise in uninsured rates reflects a drop in public coverage, which shrank from 44.1% to 39.6%, driven by expiring ACA subsidies and rising costs.
- State data show children and communities of color were disproportionately affected as uninsurance among Minnesota children rose from 2.7% to 4.6%, reaching about 62,000, while Hispanic, Black, and American Indian Minnesotans faced steep increases.
- Health systems face growing financial headwinds as MDH warned 'For most people, health care is unaffordable without insurance', leading to deferred care and increased medical debt.
- Affordability indicators show rising anxiety among residents as the Minnesota Health Access Survey sampled over 16,000 Minnesotans and MDH said more detailed analysis will be posted online soon.
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Minnesota Reformer
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Minnesota Commissioner of Health Brooke Cunningham speaks at a news conference in Ramsey County, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2026. Cunningham called the increase in Minnesota's uninsured rate "deeply disturbing" in a press release Tuesday March 10, 2026. (Photo by J. Patrick Coolican/Minnesota Reformer)The percentage of Minnesotans without health insurance jumped from 3.8% in 2023 to 5.8% in 2025, according to a new survey by the Minnesota Department of H…
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ST. PAUL — More Minnesotans went without health care coverage in 2025, the Minnesota Department of Health said Tuesday, March 10. Data from the Minnesota Health Access Survey show that 5.8% of Minnesotans were uninsured in 2025, up from 3.8% in 2023, the state's lowest recorded uninsured rate. That two-percentage-point increase represents about 116,000 Minnesotans, MDH said. "The sharp increase in uninsured Minnesotans over the past two years is…
Duluth News Tribune
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ST. PAUL — More Minnesotans went without health care coverage in 2025, the Minnesota Department of Health said Tuesday, March 10. Data from the Minnesota Health Access Survey show that 5.8% of Minnesotans were uninsured in 2025, up from 3.8% in 2023, the state’s lowest recorded uninsured rate. That 2-percentage-point increase represents about 116,000 Minnesotans, MDH said. “The sharp increase in uninsured Minnesotans over the past two years is d…
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