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Blue Plus will be an available health plan option for the Prepaid Medical Assistance Program (PMAP) and MinnesotaCare in Ramsey and Scott Counties effective Jan. 1, 2025.
HealthPartners will not be open to NEW enrollees effective Dec. 1, 2024, for PMAP, MinnesotaCare, and Special Needs BasicCare (SNBC) with the following exceptions:
- Newborns whose parent was enrolled with HealthPartners at the time of birth,
- Enrollees who were previously enrolled in HealthPartners that regained eligibility after a lapse in coverage
- Family members added to a household with other household members already enrolled in HealthPartners
Current HealthPartners SNBC enrollees will continue to receive their medical services from HealthPartners through March 31, 2025, unless the enrollee chooses a new SNBC health plan or requests to return to Medical Assistance fee-for-service. Members that remain on their SNBC plan will be moved to a new SNBC health plan effective April 1, 2025.
South Country Health Alliance will no longer be available in Kanabec County for all managed care programs effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Medica will be an available health plan option for the PMAP in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Olmstead, Ramsey, Rice Scott, Stearns, and Washington county effective Jan. 1, 2025.
UCare will not be open to NEW enrollees effective Jan. 1, 2025, for PMAP with the following exceptions:
- UCare will continue accepting new enrollees in Hennepin County.
- Newborns whose parent was enrolled with UCare at the time of birth
- Enrollees who were previously enrolled in UCare that regained eligibility after a lapse in coverage
- family members added to a household with other household members already enrolled in UCare
UnitedHealthCare (UHC) will not be available for all managed care programs effective Jan. 1,2025. UHC enrollees must select a new health plan or the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) will move enrollees to a new health plan effective January 1, 2025. DHS can no longer contract with UHC for public programs. DHS notified UHC that contracts would end for all programs effective Dec. 31, 2024. Refer to Minnesota Statutes, 256B.035 prohibiting DHS from contracting with for-profit health maintenance organizations.
Reminder to all providers: Always check MN–ITS before providing any service.
For continuity of care questions, contact the specific Managed Care Organization.
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