Minnesota Health Care Programs
Who’s Eligible*
Health Plan Product Names, Eligibility and Enrollment Information
State of Minnesota’s Program Names
Medical Assistance (MA)
MinnesotaCare
Special Needs Basic Care
(SNBC)
Minnesota Senior Care
Plus (MSC+)
Minnesota Senior Health
Option (MSHO)
Families, children, adults
under age 64 years
Families, children, adults
Adults age 18-64 years
who are certified as
disabled or have a
developmental disability
for the purposes of the DD
waiver
Adults age 65 years and
older
(individuals do not have to
have Medicare)
Adults age 65 years and
older who have Medical
Assistance and both
Medicare Parts A & B
Blue Plus Minnesota Senior
Care Plus (MSC+)
SecureBlue
HealthPartners Minnesota
Senior Care Plus (MSC+)
HealthPartners Minnesota
Senior Health Options
(HMO SNP) Plan
Medica Choice Care MSC+
Medica DUAL Solution
UCare Minnesota Senior
Care Plus (MSC+)
UCare Minnesota Senior
Health Options (MSHO)
Health Plans Product Names
Blue Plus
Blue Plus MinnesotaCare
Blue Plus MinnesotaCare
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Care PMAP
HealthPartners Care
MinnesotaCare
Not offered
Medica
Medica Choice Care
Medica MinnesotaCare
Medica AccessAbility
UCare
UCare PMAP
UCare Choices
UCare Connect
SM
®
SM
(HMO SNP)
®
Eligibility*
Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) are for people who don’t have access to health care coverage they can afford. The programs listed above may
pay for all or a part of a person’s health insurance premium. To be eligible for a MHCP plan, individuals must meet income guidelines along with
program specific requirements. Examples of other requirements include, but are not requirements for all five MHCP plans include:
 Household size
 Can’t afford health insurance offered through your job
 Don’t have insurance because you’re unemployed
 Pregnancy, disability
 Chronic condition and need help paying for care and services so you can continue living in your home
 Need help paying for care in a nursing home, hospital or other medical facility
 Have Medicare and need help paying the premiums, or you need services that aren’t covered by Medicare
 Don’t have insurance for a variety of other reasons
This information is made available by Blue Plus, HealthPartners, Medica and UCare. This document was updated July 7, 2014 and is subject to change. For an updated document and Child
and Teen Checkups related information and resources for our members and providers, you may go to http://www.mnhealthplans.org/tools/child_teen_checkups.cfm and click on tools
then health plans or http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/HealthFamily/HealthServices/ChildTeenCheckups/Pages/information-for-providers.aspx.
Enrollment
Enrollment in MHCP plans vary by product.
Medical Assistance (MA), Minnesota Senior Care Plus (MSC+), and MinnesotaCare
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Apply online at www.mnsure.org, Minnesota’s online health insurance marketplace.
You can get help applying by:
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Calling 1-855-366-7873
Contacting a navigator; for a list of navigators call 1-855-366-7873 or go to www.mnsure.org
At the county health care office or the MinnesotaCare office in St. Paul
Contacting the Senior LinkAge Line® at 1-800-333-2433 or Disability Linkage Line™ at 1-866-333-2466
Special Needs Basic Care (SNBC) and Minnesota Senior Health Option (MSHO)
Enrollment is done through the health plans that offer these plans. Contact the health plan directly to enroll in these products. If we are
unavailable or our office is closed when you call, you will be able to leave a message and your call will be returned.
Blue Plus
Need an enrollment specialist for a member trying to enroll?
1-866-477-1584
HealthPartners
651-662-3584
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For MSHO only 952-883-5050
Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 8 p. m.
1-877-713-8215
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TTY 952-883-6060
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1-800-443-0156
Product information and enrollment materials can also be found at http://www.healthpartners.com/public/plans/medicare/msho/
Medica
952-992-2030
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1-800-266-2157
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[email protected]
Or contact the sales executive directly. The sales executive is for both SNBC and MSHO unless otherwise indicated:
Teresa Chicoine 952-992-8978
[email protected]
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Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota - SNBC, Hennepin - SNBC, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Kittson, Lake,
Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena,
Wilkin
DeAnna Hoien 952-992-2497
[email protected]
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Dakota – MSHO, Ramsey
Stacy Rogers 952-992-3166
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[email protected]
Anoka, Benton, Hennepin – MSHO, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright
Product information and enrollment materials can also be found at Medica | Find Plan Details for Minnesota Senior Health Options
and Medica | Find Plan Details for Minnesota Special Needs Basic Care
UCare
612-676-3554
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1-800-707-1711
Product information and enrollment materials can also be found at www.ucare.org