Fillmore County Department of Social Services
County Programs for Health Care Financial Assistance
902 Houston St NW, Ste 1, Preston, MN 55965
Eligibility
Check specific program guidelines for requirements.
(507) 765-2175
Voice
Site Service Area
Fillmore County
Other Information
Specialization
- People with low income
- Older adults
- Refugees
- Children and/or youth with disabilities
- Disabilities
County programs that can help cover the cost of health care include:
- Emergency Medical Assistance (EMA): Covers the cost of emergency medical care for people with low-incomes
- Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities (MA-EPD): Work incentive that allows people with disabilities to work and keep their Medical Assistance (MA)
- Medical Assistance (MA): Minnesota's Medicaid program that provides health care coverage to low-income children, families, pregnant women, adults without children apply online, people 65 or older apply online, and people with disabilities apply online
- Medical Assistance - Tax Equity Fairness and Responsibility Act (MA-TEFRA): An insurance option for children with disabilities who live with their parent(s), need a high level of care, and whose parents have too much income for their child to qualify for MA
- Medicare Savings Programs - Service Limited Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB), Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB), Qualified Individual (QI) and Qualified Working Disabled (QWD): Programs help people on Medicare who have low-to-modest incomes to pay for Medicare premiums and sometimes other Medicare costs
- Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA): A Minnesota Health Care Program (MHCP) that provides health care insurance coverage to refugees with low income
- County Burial Assistance: Financial assistance with final expenses when families don't have the resources themselves. County workers will assess for eligibility for burial and other expenses.
Last Update
04/22/2026
What's Here
Medical Care Expense AssistancePeople With Disabilities/Health ConditionsMedicaidMedicaid ApplicationsChildren and Youth With Disabilities/Health ConditionsPeople Without Health InsuranceState Health Programs for ImmigrantsBurial/Cremation Expense AssistanceLow IncomeMedicare BeneficiariesMedicare Savings ProgramsPoverty LevelMedicaid Buy In ProgramsHealth Insurance Premium AssistanceImmigrantsUndocumented PeopleMedicaid RecipientsRefugees/Entrants/AsyleesVictims of Human TraffickingEmergency Room CareInternational Students
Providing organization
Fillmore County Department of Social Services