12/11/2025
Why are families in Austin, Albert Lea, Rochester and the rest of southern Minnesota paying over $12,300 more every year for the same health insurance plan people get in the Twin Cities?
Lee Aase dug into the MnSure numbers for a 62-year-old couple and found something shocking:
✅ Same company
✅ Same deductible
✅ Same out-of-pocket max
❌ But premiums are 50–60% higher in our part of Minnesota.
In this new article, Lee breaks down:
• The exact side by side premium comparison
• Why insurance costs so much more here
• How lack of competition and fewer choices drive prices up
• What you can do to start taking charge of your health care and health insurance costs
If you have a high-deductible plan, or you’ve ever wondered, “Why does it cost so much just to live here?”, this is worth 5 minutes of your time.
📖 Read the full article here: https://helpcare.health/2025/12/11/why-does-health-insurance-cost-50-more-in-our-part-of-minnesota/
🔁 After you read it, share it with a friend or coworker in southern Minnesota who needs to see how big the gap really is.
Albert Lea is just an 82-mile drive from Apple Valley, but the gap in health insurance premiums between these two Minnesota communities is enormous.
