Wright County Health & Human Services
County Programs for Health Care Financial Assistance
3650 Braddock Ave NE, Ste 2100, Buffalo, MN 55313
Eligibility
Check specific program guidelines for requirements.
Hours
8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday
Service area
Wright County, MN
Site Service Area
Wright County
Other Information
Specialization
Older adults
Refugees
People with low income
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
04/15/2026
What's Here
Emergency Room CareMedical Care Expense AssistancePeople With Disabilities/Health ConditionsBurial/Cremation Expense AssistanceVictims of Human TraffickingMedicare BeneficiariesState Health Programs for ImmigrantsUndocumented PeopleMedicaid Buy In ProgramsLow IncomeMedicaid ApplicationsMedicaid RecipientsInternational StudentsPeople Without Health InsuranceChildren and Youth With Disabilities/Health ConditionsRefugees/Entrants/AsyleesMedicaidPoverty LevelImmigrantsHealth Insurance Premium AssistanceMedicare Savings Programs
Providing organization
Wright County Health & Human Services
