Get ready for your renewal in 2027
Find out how to use the Renewal Lookup tool if you expect to meet an exemption to Medical Assistance work requirements or complete a qualifying activity. Responses will help us prepare for your 2027 renewal.
Report anticipated exemptions or qualifying activities
Use the Renewal Lookup tool if you expect to meet an exemption or to report a qualifying activity
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, federal law requires some people to meet new work requirements in order to keep health care coverage through Medical Assistance. They will need to meet the new requirements by either meeting an exemption or having completed a qualifying activity in a month since their last Medical Assistance renewal.
You can help us prepare for your 2027 renewal by telling us now whether you expect to qualify for an exemption to the new work requirements or you expect to complete a qualifying activity like working or volunteering. Let us know by using the Renewal Lookup Tool.
Sharing this information now is optional and will not affect your current Medical Assistance coverage, but may make your 2027 renewal process easier.
Be prepared to provide three of the following four items to confirm your identity when using the tool:
- Case number
- Member number
- Last 4 digits of SSN
- Date of birth
Use the tool’s help text to help you find your case number and member number. It shows examples of different notices and member ID cards.
Do you expect to meet an exemption?
You will first be asked to provide details about possible exemptions to the work requirements. Select all reasons you believe you may be eligible for an exemption.
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- Family Caregiver of a Disabled Individual
- Veteran with a Total Disability Rating
- Medically Frail or Special Medical Needs
- On SNAP or MFIP and Subject to Work Requirements
- In a Drug or Alcohol Treatment and Rehabilitation Program
- Current or Recent Inmate of a Public Institution
- Receiving Care in a Facility
- Residing Away from Home for Medical Care
If you do not expect to meet an exemption, choose “None of These” at the bottom of the list. You will be prompted to tell us which activities you expect you will do.
- Worked 8 hours or more
- Completed 8 hours or more of Community Service
- Participated in a Work Program for 8 hours or more
- Enrolled in School at least Half-Time
- Combination of Work/Community Service/Work Program/School for 80 hours or more
- Monthly Income of $580 or more
- Seasonally Employed with Average Monthly Income of $580 over the last 6 months
Learn more about exemptions and qualifying activities below, to familiarize yourself with these.
Questions about the tool?
If you have questions or need help, please contact a health care navigator.
Work requirements
Starting Jan. 1, 2027, some adults with Medical Assistance may need to meet new work reporting and community engagement requirements to get or keep coverage.
This change generally applies to adults ages 21 to 64 who do not have dependent children, are not pregnant, are not eligible for Medicare and do not qualify for Medical Assistance based on a disability. It does not apply to everyone. Many people may already meet the requirement or qualify for an exemption. The biggest risk is missing a notice, proof request or deadline. Someone could lose coverage even if they still qualify.
Do work requirements apply to me?
This change applies to adults seeking to enroll or enrolled in MA who:
- Are age 21 to 64
- Do not live with their children under age 19
- Are not pregnant
- Do not have MA based on disability
You are not affected if you:
- Get MA coverage based on a disability
- Are a parent living with your children under age 19
- Are 65 or older
- Are 20 or younger
- Are pregnant
Ways to meet work requirements
You can meet work requirements by:
- Receiving earned or unearned income of at least $580 in one month, no matter how many hours were worked
- Being a seasonal worker with average monthly earnings of $580 over the previous six months, no matter how many hours were worked
- Working at least 80 hours in one month at a job or in your own business
- Doing community service or volunteering at least 80 hours in one month
- Participating in a work program at least 80 hours in one month
- Attending school or an apprenticeship at least half-time
- Meeting any combination of the above for a total of 80 hours in one month
Exemptions from work requirements
You may be exempt from work requirements if you are:
- An American Indian or Alaska Native
- In a household that gets Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and are subject to SNAP work rules
- Meeting work requirements for the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
- Participating in a drug or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program
- Medically frail: You are living with a serious, complex, or chronic medical condition, or getting regular therapy or treatment.
- A caregiver of a disabled individual
- A veteran with a disability rated as total
- Currently in jail or prison
- Recently released from jail or prison
- Recently received care in a hospital, nursing facility, psychiatric hospital or similar setting
- Traveled outside your community to get medical care for yourself or your dependent
- Lived in a county with a federally declared emergency (like a natural disaster)
- Lived in a county with a high unemployment rate (8 percent or 1.5 times the national unemployment rate)
- People age 21 to 25 who were in foster care at age 18
Do this now if work requirements will apply to you
Get help
You can get free help from a navigator. Visit mnsure.org/help/find-assister