Minnesota Medicaid (Medical Assistance)

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.

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)

*For households with more than eight people, add $6,038 per additional person.

Available Services Include:

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.