MINNEAPOLIS — At Crosstown Insurance in Hopkins, insurance agent Shawnee Christenson is having difficult conversations with her clients now that MNsure open enrollment has begun.

"Yeah, some people cry,” Christenson said. “We have definitely had an increase in calls; people are panicked.”

The open enrollment period for 2026 health insurance plans officially started on Saturday, Nov. 1.

MNsure says the average health insurance plan will cost an additional 21.5% compared to last year.

“The inflation of this is just unsustainable,” Christenson said.

Earlier this week, Christenson met with a client who is experiencing these price increases firsthand

“She is a 52-year-old woman. For 2025, her premium was $453, and for 202,6 that exact same plan jumped to $680. So, we’re looking at about $

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