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People with Medical Assistance can find out now if they will need to meet 2027 federal work reporting requirements using our online Renewal Lookup tool. Previously scheduled to end Sept. 30, the reporting function in the tool continues to be available.
Starting Jan. 1, 2027, some adults under age 65 will need to meet new work requirements to get or keep Medical Assistance health insurance. Medical Assistance is Minnesota’s Medicaid program.
Medical Assistance enrollees can prepare now for their 2027 renewal by reporting how they expect to meet an exemption from work requirements or how they will complete a qualifying activity. Many people may already meet the requirement or qualify for an exemption.
“While most Medicaid recipients already work or meet the requirements in other ways, we are encouraging people to prepare now for the challenges of more paperwork. We want all eligible Minnesotans to keep their coverage,” said Temporary Commissioner John Connolly.
Work requirements will be verified when Minnesotans apply for Medical Assistance and when they renew their coverage. Renewals will now occur twice a year – or every six months – instead of once a year for these adults.
Visit mn.gov/dhs/work-requirements to find:
- Qualifying activities that meet work requirements
- Qualifying exemptions from work requirements
- A short video explaining how to use the Renewal Lookup tool to report qualifying work requirements or exemptions.
On Sept. 29, Minnesota's attorney general announced $3 million in fraud charges against nine Medicaid providers.
Minnesota's Medicaid program stopped payments to the two providers with the largest amount of alleged fraud in 2023 and 2024.
Over the last few years, we implemented a full slate of anti-fraud measures designed to overhaul the regulatory and enforcement processes to prevent and detect fraud schemes earlier and more easily establish the evidence needed to pursue charges. More information is on our program integrity webpage.
Human Services Inspector General James Clark issued the following statement about the new charges:
“I applaud the actions announced today by the Attorney General’s Office. Assembling strong cases against perpetrators of fraud takes time, intelligence, resources and close collaboration among many government agencies.
“When the department found credible evidence of fraud involving businesses at the center of today’s charges, we shut off the money and terminated the providers.
“As a Minnesota taxpayer, I too am angry about people who callously choose to steal from the most vulnerable among us. To the criminals that seek to defraud state programs, I share this message: We’re watching and, in cooperation with our law enforcement partners, we will do everything we can to bring you to justice.”
Minnesotans who are seeking free or low-cost public health coverage — Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare — can now apply for and manage their coverage directly through the department's website.
The required steps differ based on individual circumstances. In most cases a LoginMN account is required.
Current enrollees need to create a DHS health care account using LoginMN to access their information online. Enrollees can no longer access their online health care accounts through MNsure.
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