La Crosse Eau Claire Higher Insurance Rates Then Minnesota

Citizen Action of Wisconsin has released a new report analyzing 2014

small group health insurance rate variations between Wisconsin and Minnesota to determine which state offers more affordable health coverage for small businesses. Minnesota wins hands down. Wisconsin Representative Jon Richards, the ranking democratic member of Assembly Health Committee says the state should have taken the federal health care dollars when we could have.

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Wisconsin small group silver plans start off 18% higher than similar plans in Minnesota. Wisconsin small group gold plans start off 11.5% higher than similar plans in Minnesota. La Crosse and Eau Claire offer some of the highest plans in the state compared to Minnesota.