Legislative session fact sheets

Session fact sheets explain key human services issues being discussed during the Minnesota legislative session. They cover topics such as Medicaid changes, system improvements, program integrity and behavioral health services. These fact sheets help people understand proposed changes and how they may affect programs and services in Minnesota.

2026 session fact sheets

Governor Walz’s supplemental budget recommendations will transform the human services system, respond to federal Medicaid changes, improve program integrity and strengthen behavioral health.

Minnesota risks billions unless state law comes into compliance with federal Medicaid changes (PDF)

Transforming Minnesota’s human services system (PDF) April 2026

Responding to federal Medicaid changes and uncertainty (PDF) April 2026

Comprehensive reform package will improve program integrity, from program design to post-payment analytics (PDF) April 2026

Strengthening behavioral health for people leaving incarceration and for people experiencing psychosis (PDF) April 2026

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2025 legislative session fact sheets

Protecting public dollars in human services programs (PDF) October 2025

Human Services budget aims to stop fraud, strengthen program integrity and reduce spending growth (PDF) March 2025

Strengthening oversight of autism programs (PDF) March 2025

Improving support and program integrity for substance use disorder treatment programs (PDF) March 2025

Reducing growth to preserve access to disability services (PDF) March 2025

Continuing access to care via audio-only telehealth services (PDF) March 2025

Continuing oversight, capturing prescription drug savings (PDF) March 2025

2023 and 2024 legislative session fact sheets

2024 session fact sheets

2023 session fact sheets

Human services: Major investments and transformations (PDF) August 2023
Child care: Improving access, support for providers, worker compensation (PDF) August 2023
Child welfare: Supporting the well-being of Minnesota children (PDF) August 2023
Working families: Stabilizing budgets, supporting access to food (PDF) August 2023
Long-term care services and workforce: Recruiting and retaining workers (PDF) August 2023
Housing justice: Taking critical steps forward (PDF) August 2023
Behavioral health care: Strengthening equity and access (PDF) August 2023
Health care: Removing barriers, improving equity and access to coverage (PDF) August 2023
Agency effectiveness: Sustaining and strengthening services (PDF) August 2023
Service delivery: Stabilizing and strengthening IT systems (PDF) August 2023
Direct Care and Treatment: Stabilizing, upgrading, becoming a new agency (PDF) August 2023

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