Updated: 01/30/2013 7:48 AM
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By: Jennie Olson

MN Health Coverage Marketplace Launches Website

Minnesota's health insurance exchange has launched a new website to connect with more than 1 million Minnesotans who are expected to use the new marketplace to get coverage.
    
The exchange is a key part of Minnesota's effort to implement the federal health care overhaul. It will be a central place where individuals, families and small employers sign up for health insurance and receive help paying for it. About 300,000 previously uninsured Minnesotans and 200,000 small-business employees will gain coverage through the exchange.
    
The new site is designed to provide Minnesotans with up-to-date information about how to take advantage of the exchange. It includes a video and a benefits calculator that will tell individuals if they're eligible for tax credits.
    
Open enrollment begins Oct. 1. Coverage takes effect Jan. 1.
    
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Online:
    
Minnesota health Insurance Exchange: http://www.mn.gov/hix

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