ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sen. Al Franken says more than 123,000 Minnesotans are benefiting from insurance rebates under a provision he sponsored in the federal health law, even though some won't get checks in the mail.
Franken held a Capitol news conference in St. Paul Monday to praise the provision based on a Minnesota law. It requires insurers that don't spend at least 80 percent of premiums on direct health care costs to rebate the difference.
Many of the rebates due Aug. 1 went to employers that purchase health insurance for employees.
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