MNsure released its year-end enrollment figures Friday, which included a jump of more than 14,600 in the last four days of December as consumers tried to beat a Dec. 31 deadline. Here are the latest figures, which remain below forecast:
Enrollment through Dec. 31
Individual policies for private plans: 25,860
MinnesotaCare: 15,997
Medical Assistance: 25,948
Total: 67,805
Enrollment goals through March 31
Individual: 69,904
MinnesotaCare: 44,084
Medical Assistance: 12,240
Total: 126,228
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More From Star Tribune
More From Business
Business
China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine as ties improve
China on Thursday said it will lift tariffs placed on Australian wine over three years ago, in a sign of improving ties between the two countries.
Business
Stock market today: Asian shares meander after S&P 500 sets another record
Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after U.S. stocks broke out of a three-day lull to close at a record.
Business
China's latest EV is a 'connected' car from smart phone and electronics maker Xiaomi
Xiaomi, a well-known maker of smart consumer electronics in China, is joining the country's booming but crowded market for electric cars.
Business
Top Chinese official says green, high tech development key as nation seeks to spur economy
China is committed to reforms that will upgrade the technological level of its largely manufacturing-based economy and exploit green technologies expected to drive around $1.4 trillion in annual revenues, a senior Communist Party official said Thursday.
Business
It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa.