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Through January 2024, Minnesotans on Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare who need extra time and support will have an additional month to turn in their renewal paperwork.
The extension will help prevent renewal paperwork issues that cause eligible enrollees to lose their health insurance and, with it, their access to health care and prescription medicine.
- If the previous deadline to renew coverage was Aug. 31, 2023, the new date is Sept. 30, 2023.
- If the previous deadline to renew coverage was Sept. 30, 2023, the new date is Oct. 31, 2023.
- If the previous deadline to renew coverage was Oct. 31, 2023, the new date is Nov. 30, 2023.
- If the previous deadline to renew coverage was Nov. 30, 2023, the new date is Dec. 31, 2023.
- If the previous deadline to renew coverage was Dec. 31, 2023, the new date is Jan. 31, 2024.
People are still urged to send in their renewal forms and any required documentation as soon as possible to keep insurance coverage.
State, county and Tribal workers have resumed eligibility checks for people on Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare in monthly batches following a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic.
More information is in a department news release and at mn.gov/dhs/renewmycoverage.
Nearly 50,000 Minnesotans in the first group to renew took action to keep their Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare health insurance, the Minnesota Department of Human Services announced in early August.
“Minnesota is taking a careful approach to ensure that eligible people keep their insurance,” said Commissioner Jodi Harpstead. “DHS and our community partners are doing everything from text reminders, to letters, phone calls, posters, events and extended deadlines as we urge people to return their paperwork. We add new approaches every month and will keep making adjustments to reach as many people as we can.”
More information is in a department news release.
Minnesota made substantial, significant progress in the 2023 legislative session to improve the human services programs that serve more than 1.5 million state residents. New investments and policy changes will help transform programs and services for the next generation.
The state will take important steps forward to strengthen the child care industry, support the well-being of all Minnesota children, stabilize working families, and address deep poverty and homelessness. Equitable access to behavioral health care services will improve, along with access to health care insurance coverage, particularly for Minnesota children.
Historic investments in programs and multiple initiatives will support Minnesota’s long-term care workforce. Rates will go up for an array of services, including waiver services that support over 95,000 older Minnesotans and people with disabilities, personal care assistance services, home care services, and other supportive services.
Read our overview fact sheet: Human services: Major investments and transformations (PDF).
Additional fact sheets with more details are available on our website.
Are you a person with a disability who hires your own direct support professionals? We want your feedback on the Direct Support Connect tool that Minnesotans can use to hire support workers, such as personal care assistants.
Please take our short survey by Friday, Sept. 15. Your answers are anonymous.
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For accessible formats of this publication, write to dhs.communications@state.mn.us, or call 651-431-2000 or use your preferred relay service.
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