Commissioner Jodi Harpstead named Cynthia MacDonald assistant commissioner for Health Care and state Medicaid director, effective July 26.
MacDonald worked for DHS in the past and went on to work in nearly every facet of the health care system, from the private sector to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where she worked on implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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Market Bucks program for low-income Minnesotans wins state funding. Market Bucks, a statewide program that offers incentives to low-income Minnesotans to buy produce from farmers markets, has fended off fears that it might run out of funding this month. Read more in a July 8 Star Tribune article.
Teens in foster care will go to college for free, under new state program. Minnesota is hoping to make higher education more attainable with a new grant program starting in fall 2022 to cover college costs for young adults currently or formerly in foster care. Read more in a July 13 Minnesota Reformer article.
Traditional Healing for Native American Communities. Traditional healing is a relatively new program. The nature of traditional healing is based upon knowledge and sacred ceremonies passed through the generations, carefully taught, and intrinsically linked to the respect of the communities. Read more in the Phoenix Spirit July/August issue.
Minnesota could get $337 million in settlement with opioid maker and distributors. The state’s spending from the agreement will be overseen by the state’s Opioid Epidemic Response Recovery Council. Read more in a July 21 Pioneer Press article.
2021 legislative session fact sheets. Highlights of human services investments in Minnesota’s FY 2022-23 budget.
Two-year human services budget invests in Minnesotans (PDF)
Health care: Improving access and affordability (PDF)
Children and families: Investing in families’ well-being, increasing resources for providers and partners (PDF)
Behavioral health: Simplifying regulations, improving culturally informed care, expanding services (PDF)
Older adults and people with disabilities: Major influx of resources to boost programs and services (PDF)
Other fact sheets updated:
Elderly Waiver Program (PDF)
Safe Place for Newborns law keeps infants safe (PDF)
History of the Minnesota Family Investment Program (PDF)
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