US EditionAs new year arrives, undocumented immigrants lose access to MinnesotaCare
A legislative rollback ended MinnesotaCare coverage for 15,000 undocumented adults, raising concerns about increased health risks and strain on community clinics, officials said.
- Yesterday, about 15,000 undocumented adults lost access to MinnesotaCare after the legislative rollback took effect, ending benefits for this group.
- In 2024, the Minnesota Legislature approved an expansion, enrollment opened in 2024, and care began in 2024 before a divided Legislature voted mid-2025 to end adult benefits.
- The program served people ineligible for Medicaid but lacking private coverage, while undocumented children under 18 remain eligible, with about 5,000 enrolled in 2025.
- Clinics including Hennepin Healthcare warn of unreimbursed care and strain, with Pam Quast saying federally qualified and community health centers can still see patients but face funding gaps.
- Advocates and DFL lawmakers reacted with protests and warnings as DFLers yelled `Don't kill immigrants`, advocates warned people will delay care and miss vaccinations, and Ma Elena Gutierrez urged using care by 2025 with Minnesota Department of Human Services guidance in multiple languages.
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Adult immigrants in Minnesota lost access to state-funded health care on Jan. 1
About 15,000 adult immigrants in Minnesota lost access to their state-funded health care on Jan. 1. In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature — which then had a Democratic-Farmer-Labor trifecta — passed a bill that granted immigrants who entered the country illegally access to MinnesotaCare, a health care program for low-income people that began in the 1990s.
Undocumented immigrants lose access to MinnesotaCare
About 15,000 undocumented adults in Minnesota lost access to their state-funded health care on Jan. 1. In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature — which then had a DFL trifecta — passed a bill that granted undocumented Minnesotans access to MinnesotaCare, a health care program for low-income people that began in the 1990s. The program helps those who are ineligible for Medicaid but unable to afford private health insurance. When the law was passed, …
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