Ramsey County Health and Human Services
Resource Name:Ramsey County Health and Human Services
County Programs for Health Care Financial Assistance
address
121 7th Pl E, Skyway Level, Ste 2500, St. Paul, MN 55101
Eligibility
Check specific program guidelines for requirements.
(651) 266-4444
Voice
(651) 266-8500
Voice
Site Service Area
Ramsey County
Other Information
Specialization
- Children and/or youth with disabilities
- Disabilities
- Older adults
- People with low income
- Refugees
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, 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
09/14/2026
What's Here
Medicare BeneficiariesState Health Programs for ImmigrantsMedicare Savings ProgramsMedical Care Expense AssistanceMedicaid ApplicationsPeople Without Health InsuranceEmergency Room CareHealth Insurance Premium AssistanceUndocumented PeopleMedicaidChildren and Youth With Disabilities/Health ConditionsPeople With Disabilities/Health ConditionsLow IncomeInternational StudentsPoverty LevelMedicaid RecipientsMedicaid Buy In ProgramsBurial/Cremation Expense AssistanceRefugees/Entrants/AsyleesImmigrantsVictims of Human Trafficking
Providing organization
Ramsey County Health and Human Services