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Medical Assistance is Minnesota’s Medicaid program. It is the largest of Minnesota’s publicly funded healthcare programs, providing health care coverage to a monthly average of 1.1 million low-income Minnesotans.
| Program Name | Medical Assistance |
| Expanded Medicaid | Yes |
| Website | mn.gov |
| dhs.healthcare-providers@state.mn.us | |
| Phone | 800-366-5411 |
| Apply Online | https://auth.mnsure.org/RIDP |
| Appeal a Denial | Appeals Division |
| Find a Local Office | Minnesota County Directory |
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for Minnesota Medicaid, you must be a resident of the state of Minnesota, a U.S. national, citizen, permanent resident, or legal alien, in need of health care/insurance assistance, whose financial situation would be characterized as low income or very low income.
You must also be one of the following:*
- Pregnant
- Be responsible for a child 18 years of age or younger
- Blind
- Have a disability or a family member in your household with a disability
- Be 65 years of age or older
* ACA Medicaid expansion covers eligible low-income adults.
Annual Household Income Limits (before taxes)
| Household Size* | Maximum Income Level (Per Year) |
| 1 | $17,131 |
| 2 | $23,169 |
| 3 | $29,207 |
| 4 | $35,245 |
| 5 | $41,284 |
| 6 | $47,322 |
| 7 | $53,360 |
| 8 | $59,398 |
*For households with more than eight people, add $6,038 per additional person.
Available Services Include:
| Alcohol and drug treatment | Immunizations and vaccines |
| Chiropractic care | Lab and X-ray services |
| Dental care (limited ) | Licensed birth center services |
| Doctor and clinic visits | Medical equipment and supplies |
| Emergency room (ER) care | Medical transportation |
| Eyeglasses | Mental health care |
| Family planning services | Nursing homes |
| Hearing aids | Outpatient surgery |
| Home care | Prescriptions management |
| Hospice care | Rehabilitative therapy |
| Hospital services | Urgent care |
Copayments
Some adults have the following deductible and copays:
- $2.95 monthly deductible
- $3 copay for non-preventive visits (no copay for mental health visits)
- $3 or $1 copay for prescription drugs up to $12 per month (no copay on some mental health drugs)
- $3.50 copay on nonemergency ER visits
There are no deductibles or copays for:
- Children under 21
- Pregnant women
- People in nursing homes or ICF/DDs
- People receiving hospice care
- Refugees who have coverage through the Refugee Medical Assistance program
- People enrolled in the MA Breast and Cervical Cancer program
- American Indians who have ever received care from Indian Health Services
- Monthly copays and deductibles are limited to 5% of family income.
If you are not able to pay a copay or deductible, your provider still must serve you. Providers must take your word that you cannot pay. Providers cannot ask for proof that you cannot pay.
