Federal cuts coming to the Medicaid program will make it harder for some Minnesotans to get and keep major their Medical Assistance. These are some of the faces of Minnesota’s Medicaid program, called Medical Assistance: the Minnesotans enrolled, their families, the health care providers and county workers impacted by this critical health insurance program.
Public Health Nurse, former Medical Assistance enrollee, and parent to enrolled children
Human resources manager, financial management service provider that helps Medical Assistance enrollees with disabilities
Parents of an adult child with disabilities enrolled in Medical Assistance
Founder and President, Against The Odds Recovery and Reentry, and former Medical Assistance enrollee
ACT Specialist, Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing State Services Division, DHS, a former Medical Assistance enrollee, and a community advocate
Medical Assistance enrollee
Registered Nurse case manager and mother to three adopted children with special needs enrolled in Medical Assistance
Licensed alcohol and drug counselor, Nystrom and Associates, and former Medical Assistance enrollee
Licensed social worker and community advocate, Bluestone Physician Services, and former Medical Assistance enrollee
Mother of a daughter with disabilities enrolled in Medical Assistance
Program manager, Olmsted County
Parents of child with disabilities enrolled in Medical Assistance
Medical Assistance enrollee with spina bifida and hydrocephalus
Former Medical Assistance enrollee and parent of enrolled adult children
Chief equity officer, Walz-Flanagan Administration, and former Medical Assistance enrollee
Public health professional, birth doula and former Medical Assistance enrollee
Navigator, Indian Health Board, and parent and caregiver to children enrolled in Medical Assistance
Communications supervisor for Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare, DHS, and former Medical Assistance enrollee
Financial assistance manager, Western Prairie Human Services
Social worker, Hennepin County Human Services
Executive director, Indigenous Legacies
Adult mental health case manager, Sherburne County
Retired internal medicine specialist
Statewide Director of Behavioral Health, Lutheran Social Services
Quality assurance director, Northwood Children’s Services
Clinical training specialist, Fernbrook Family Center
President and CEO, Minnesota Hospital Association
Obstetrician, gynecologist and division chair
Essentia Health
Family medicine physician, CentraCare, and chair, Minnesota Medical Association Board of Trustees
Director, Stearns County Human Services, Family and Children’s Division
Clinical services manager, Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota
