Medicaid matters in every county

Medical Assistance invests in the health of Minnesotans. The program covers a significant portion of the population in every Minnesota county. Hover over your county to see the number of county residents enrolled in Medicaid and the percentage of the population that represents. Or download the data into a spreadsheet.

Medicaid supports the health care infrastructure in each county

Medicaid contributes significantly to the financial viability of many Minnesota health care providers, including hospitals, mental health centers, home care, community clinics, and nursing homes. Medicaid funding losses – even if temporary – could increase uncompensated care for these providers. Those costs eventually get passed along to all health care consumers or cause such financial strain that facilities close – affecting access to care for everyone. 

This map shows the representational impact if the $3.1 billion federal funding withhold and deferral were spread out proportionately across all counties. Total displayed are rounded to the nearest hundred-thousands place. Hover over your county for a more precise figure, with the top number displaying Medicaid payments to providers in the county in 2024 and the bottom number giving the total representational impact of $3.1 billion federal funding change spread out proportionately across all counties. Or download the data into a spreadsheet.

While the situation is dire, health care providers will continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid services as required under state and federal law.

$260 million a quarter exceeds the total Medicaid payments to providers a quarter in many regions

This map demonstrates the impact of the CMS deferral of $260 million a quarter in Minnesotan by highlighting Medicaid payments to health care providers per quarter in a given region. The regional boundaries follow the regions created by Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators. As the map shows, in several regions the $260 million quarterly deferral exceeds the total payments to providers in a quarter, in some cases by fivefold or sixfold.