Medical Assistance

Medical Assistance (MA) is Minnesota's name for the federal Medicaid program, which began in the 1960s. County and tribal servicing agencies administer MA. MA provides health care coverage for low income Minnesotans.

This manual section provides policy information for MA. The first chapter provides policy information that generally applies to all types of MA. The second chapter provides policy information that applies to MA for Families with Children and Adults (MA-FCA). The third chapter covers MA for People Who Are Age 65 or Older and People Who Are Blind or Have a Disability (MA-ABD). The fourth chapter covers payment of long-term care services. The fifth chapter covers MA for certain populations.

1. Medical Assistance Overview
2. MA General Requirements
3. MA Non-Financial Eligibility
4. MA Financial Eligibility
5. MA Post-Eligibility
6. Medical Assistance for Families with Children and Adults
7. MA-FCA General Requirements
8. MA-FCA Non-Financial Eligibility
9. MA-FCA Financial Eligibility
10. MA-FCA Post-Eligibility
11. Medical Assistance for People who are Age 65 or Older or People who are Blind or have a Disability
12. MA-ABD General Requirements
13. MA-ABD Non-Financial Eligibility
14. MA-ABD Financial Eligibility
15. MA-ABD Post-Eligibility
16. MA for Employed Persons with Disabilities (MA-EPD)
17. MA under the TEFRA Option
18. MA 1916(a) and 1916(b)
19. Medical Assistance for Long Term Care Services
20. MA-LTC Eligibility Requirements
21. MA-LTC Financial Eligibility
22. Medical Assistance for Certain Populations
23. MA for People with Breast or Cervical Cancer
24. MA Center for Victims of Torture
25. Emergency Medical Assistance
26. Institutions for Mental Diseases
27. Hospitalized Incarcerated People
28. Northstar Care for Children 1. MA Northstar Adoption Assistance 2. MA Northstar Title IV-E Foster Care and Title IV-E Kinship Assistance 3. MA Northstar Non-Title IV-E Foster Care and Non-Title IV-E Kinship Assistance
29. Refugee Medical Assistance