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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