Governor Mark Dayton (D., Minn.) said that Obamacare is no longer affordable, the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported.
"Ultimately... the reality is the Affordable Care Act is no longer affordable for an increasing amount of people," said Dayton. The increase in health insurance costs highlights, "some serious blemishes right now and serious deficiencies."
Health insurance companies in Minnesota are increasing their premiums between 50 and 67 percent, some of the highest increases in the nation.
"It’s a very serious problem," Dayton said.
Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman echoed those comments saying that middle-class Minnesotans are getting crushed by health insurance costs.
"Dayton said the state may look at giving insurers greater flexibility and he will examine, after the November election, whether an emergency special session could give Minnesotans some relief from health care cost increases," the article said. "Lawmakers and the governor had spent the summer working toward a special session for other issues but reached no agreement. The next regular session of the legislature starts in January."