What helps you stay healthy, prevent illnesses and manage chronic conditions? Getting regular health care.
What makes it much easier to get regular health care? Having health insurance.
Health insurance can connect you and your family to benefits including wellness check-ups, prescriptions and medications, immunizations and vaccines, emergency care and much more. For children, preventive health care can have a lifelong effect on their health and well-being.
Health insurance can also give you peace of mind. You know you can get care when you need it, and you won’t face unexpected costs. A medical crisis doesn’t have to turn into a financial crisis for you and your loved ones.
You and your family members may be eligible for free or low-cost health insurance. You can apply for Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare anytime. Year-round.
Visit MNsure to learn more and connect with community navigators who speak your language. They can help you get or renew health insurance, and their services are free.
Medical Assistance is for people who have low incomes. Sometimes people call it “MA,” and it’s the Medicaid program in Minnesota.
Did you know that people who have Medical Assistance don’t have to pay any copayments or monthly premiums? There is no cost-sharing for Medical Assistance.
MinnesotaCare is for people who don’t qualify for Medical Assistance and don’t have access to affordable health insurance. To qualify for MinnesotaCare, a single person can earn up to about $30,000 a year, and a family of four can have an annual income of up to about $62,000.
More people than ever are eligible. No matter your immigration status, see if you are eligible for MinnesotaCare today.
People who have MinnesotaCare may pay a monthly premium based on their income. Some people have low monthly premiums, and others don’t have premiums. Some people who are 21 years or older pay copayments.
Both programs offer comprehensive coverage – including dental, vision and behavioral health services, and translation and interpreter services.
Benefits also include family planning, pregnancy care (including doula care), well child visits, individualized education plans in schools (IEPs) and Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI), mental health care and substance use care.
Transportation assistance is also available to help you get to your appointments.
Find more information about MinnesotaCare and Medical Assistance.
Don’t lose your insurance! How to renew
If you sign up for Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare, you will have a “renewal” each year.
A renewal is when we check to see if you and your family members still qualify for Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare.
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.
Don’t lose your insurance!
- Make sure your contact information for your insurance is up to date.
- Look up your renewal date.
- And watch your mail for an envelope with a circle in blue. That’s your renewal paperwork. When you see the circle in blue, it’s time to renew!
- Fill out and return your renewal forms to keep your insurance.
Find more information about renewals.
Find free help from a community navigator who speaks your language.
And remember that keeping your health insurance makes it easier to get health care.
