Did you know? Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare cover immunizations, prescription medications, annual physicals, dental care and emergency care.

And that’s only a few of the benefits you can get if you sign up.

Other benefits include pregnancy care (including doula care), well child visits, behavioral health services, individualized education plans (IEPs) in schools, Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) services, family planning and substance use care.

Transportation assistance is also available to help you get to your appointments.
Sign up today! You can sign up online at https://www.mnsure.org/.

On that same page, you can connect with navigators in your community who can help you get or renew health insurance. There’s no charge for their services, and they can help you cut through the paperwork and get what you need.

Having health insurance can help you and your family get health care.
Getting routine health care and preventive health care can help prevent illnesses and manage chronic conditions. For children, access to preventive health care can have a lifelong effect on their health.

What is Medical Assistance? It’s Medicaid health insurance in Minnesota for people who have low incomes. Sometimes you might hear people call it “MA.”

What is MinnesotaCare? It’s health insurance for people who don’t qualify for Medical Assistance and don’t have access to affordable health insurance.

Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare are not the same as Medicare, which is a federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and people with disabilities.

Once you sign up for Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare, you will have an insurance “renewal” once a year. That’s when we review your income and other information to see if you and your family members still qualify for Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare.

Renewals happen every year. If you have Medical Assistance, your renewal will be in the same month that you first signed up. If you have MinnesotaCare, your renewal will happen in the fall. For more information about renewals, and to look up your renewal date, go to https://mn.gov/dhs/renewmycoverage/.

In addition to helping you and your family access the care and services you need, having health insurance can also give you peace of mind. The peace of knowing that you can access care when you need it and that you’re protected from unexpected costs.

It’s much harder to get health care if you don’t have health insurance. You might go to the pharmacy and not be able to get your prescriptions. You or your kids might miss out on regular check-ups. You might end up going to the emergency room for medical care and later get a big bill. A health crisis can turn into a financial crisis.

Did you know that Medical Assistance doesn’t have copays or monthly premiums?

MinnesotaCare is a premium-based program, with low monthly premiums for some people and no premiums for some. Some people 21 years or older have copays for MinnesotaCare.
You can apply for Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare at any time. Enrollment is always open. We encourage anyone who needs health care coverage to apply to see if you qualify. Go to https://www.mnsure.org/ to sign up and/or to find a navigator in your community.

Having health insurance can keep you, your family and your community healthy.

For more information about Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare, visit https://mn.gov/dhs/health-care-coverage/.