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    Special Needs Purchasing Advisory Meetings

    Special Needs Purchasing (SNP) is a unit within the Department of Human Services (DHS) Health Care Administration. The SNP team organizes advisory meetings throughout the year for seniors and people with disabilities who have healthcare coverage including long term care services and supports through a managed care organization (MCO). These meetings are open to the public and aim to bring together enrollees, interested parties, MCOs, and DHS to discuss updates and gather feedback related to managed care in Minnesota. This advisory group fulfills the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, 256B.69 Sub.28 (d) which requires a state-level advisory committee.

    Meeting information

    • We will email participants who subscribe to our email list the meeting date, time, meeting link and agenda. Find information on how to be added to our email list in the following “Subscribe to the email list” section.
    • Advisory meetings will be held in a hybrid format. Participants may join meetings by telephone, in-person at the Elmer L. Andersen Human Services Building, or virtually via Microsoft Teams.
    • If you are interested in attending the meeting in person, review the Andersen building directions, parking and other transit information.

    Accommodations

    To request an accommodation for a meeting, email DHS.SNP.Stakeholders@state.mn.us at least one week prior to the meeting. A member of the Special Needs Purchasing team will follow up with you to address your accommodation request.

    Subscribe to the email list

    Special Needs Purchasing email list subscribers receive timely email alerts about upcoming advisory meetings for seniors and people with disabilities enrolled in managed care, SNP team updates, and other important managed care information. 

    Email Updates
    To sign up for updates or to access your subscriber preferences, please enter your contact information here.

    Questions?

    For general questions for the Special Needs Purchasing team, send an email to DHS.SNP.Stakeholders@state.mn.us.

    Upcoming advisory meetings

    Next Meeting Date: TBD March 2025

    Previous advisory meeting materials

    Meeting materials remain available online for three years. If you need information from more than three years ago, email DHS.SNP.Stakeholders@state.mn.us..

    Previous Meeting Materials:

    October 23, 2024

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