You will receive a letter titled “Health Care Notice.” It will say either:
Once approved for MinnesotaCare, the insurance begins the month after you pay your premium if you have one. If your premium bill shows $0, skip to step 3.
You need to pay the premium bill by noon on the last business day of the month for the insurance to start on the first day of the next month. You can pay your bill:
Example of first monthly premium bill:
To continue to keep MinnesotaCare, you must pay the premium bill each month. It is due around the 15th of each month. Payments received after 5:00 p.m. or on holidays or weekends will be credited the following business day.
Your Minnesota Health Care Programs ID card looks like this:
It means you have health insurance. Show it when you receive health care services.
Some enrollees get their MinnesotaCare insurance through a health plan. The health plans are:
If you are a health plan member, you will receive another ID card in the mail, this one from your health plan. You must go to doctors, dentists and other providers who are in your health plan's network for most services. Your health plan's member services staff can help you find a provider. If you need to see a specialist, contact your health plan and ask if you need a referral before you go. Learn more about your coverage through a health plan.
If you are not a health plan member, you have what is called “fee-for-service” coverage. That means can go to any doctor, dentist or other provider in this Provider Directory. These providers all accept your insurance. You also can call the Health Care Consumer Supports call center for help finding a provider.
Learn more about “fee-for-service” coverage.
