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id: "epm:3.2.3"
source: "Minnesota Health Care Programs Eligibility Policy Manual"
source_short: "EPM"
publisher: "Minnesota Department of Human Services"
section: "3.2.3"
title: "Insurance Barriers"
breadcrumb: "3 MinnesotaCare > 3.2 Non-Financial Eligibility > 3.2.3 Insurance Barriers"
effective_date: 2018-01-01
last_modified: 2026-10-03T03:56:36.864408+00:00
version: 1
url: "https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/3.2.3"
official_origin: "https://hcopub.dhs.state.mn.us/epm/3_2_3.htm"
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# EPM 3.2.3 Insurance Barriers

## Other Health Coverage

Certain types of health care coverage may be a barrier to MinnesotaCare eligibility.
- Access to some types of health coverage is always a barrier, even if the person is not enrolled.
- Some types of health care coverage are a barrier to MinnesotaCare only if the person is enrolled in the coverage.
- Some types of health care coverage are never a barrier to MinnesotaCare.

The following Sections in this chapter provide information on which types of health care coverage are a barrier to MinnesotaCare eligibility:

[Minnesota Health Care Coverage Barriers](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/3.2.3.1)

[Minnesota Employer-Sponsored Coverage](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/3.2.3.2)