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PUBLICATIONS
MinnesotaCare is Categorized as a Welfare Program
This state subsidized program is:
- 100% Medical Assistance (MA) coverage for child enrollees
- Limited subsidized welfare for adult enrollees
Facts about MinnesotaCare:
- Coverage for inhospital expenses are
limited to $10,000 for adults with higher incomes. There is no catastrophic insurance coverage for
these adults.
- Adults risk transfer into Medical
Assistance.
- MinnesotaCare expands Medical Assistance
beyond the poor
- Special federal permission allows federal taxes to
partially fund all MNCare children and pregnant women at 54%.
- Eligibility extends to 275% of federal poverty guidelines
- Those who exceed income eligibility limits while enrolled
in MNCare may remain on MNCare if they pay full premium
- MNCare provider tax funds other state
health care projects.
- Of the 1995 MNCare tax ($134 million), only $56.2 million
(42%) went to patient care. The general fund, State
departments, administration, and health care reform efforts got
the rest.
Income Levels at 275% Poverty Guidelines*
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Family Size
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Annual Income
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Monthly Income
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Numbers above 275% **
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- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- Each additional person
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- $22,968
- $30,948
- $38,916
- $46,896
- $54,864
- $7,980
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- $1,914
- $2,579
- $3,243
- $3,908
- $4,572
- $665
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Total Individuals: 1067
Total Adult or Families with Children Cases: 420
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- * 2000 Income Standards -
Effective 4/1/00
- ** October 1996 numbers using
1996 Federal Poverty Guideline (FPG) figures
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Citizens' Council on Health Care
1954 University Avenue West, Suite 8, St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651.646.8935 / Fax: 651.646.0100, e-mail
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