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This bill expands MinnesotaCare eligibility to direct support professionals and their households, creating a new pathway to health insurance for workers providing long-term care services to older adults or people with disabilities. Specifically, individuals and families with household incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty guidelines can qualify for MinnesotaCare if a household member works at least 20 hours per week providing direct support services, with a flexible provision allowing up to four weeks of reduced hours during a six-month eligibility period. To qualify, the worker must submit proof of employment to the commissioner of human services, with coverage beginning one month after proof is submitted and eligibility redetermined every six months. The bill also establishes a flat monthly premium of $80 for these new enrollees (with children under 21 exempt), and includes an appropriation from the health care access fund to support the state-only funded MinnesotaCare coverage for this new category of workers. The goal appears to be supporting the direct support services workforce by providing more accessible health insurance options.

Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0093&ssn=0&y=2025