New Minnesota managed care contracts mean 475,000 must switch plans

New managed care contracts announced last week mean an estimated 475,000 Minnesotans in public health insurance programs must move to a new health plan for 2016.

That’s about six times the number of switches with previous contract changes, and has advocates worried enrollees could fall through the cracks.

“Any time you’ve got that many people being disrupted, it’s a cause for alarm,” said Ralonda Mason, an attorney with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid in St. Cloud.

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