Purpose of the Bill

The bill aims to allocate funds to support navigator organizations in Minnesota. These organizations assist residents in enrolling in medical assistance programs, such as Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare, through MNsure, Minnesota's health insurance marketplace.

Main Provisions

• Funding Allocation: The bill proposes the appropriation of $1,936,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the Minnesota commissioner of human services. This funding is intended for distribution as grants to navigator organizations.
• Eligibility and Distribution: The grants will be provided to organizations that currently have a MNsure grant services navigator assister contract in good standing. The amount each organization receives will be based on the number of medical assistance and MinnesotaCare enrollments they successfully facilitated in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025.
• Grant Duration: This funding is termed as a one-time appropriation and will be available until June 30, 2027.

Significant Changes

• New Financial Support: The bill introduces a specific monetary allocation that is not part of the current ongoing funding, indicating additional support rather than a continuation or expansion of existing budgets.

Relevant Terms

• Human services
• Health care access
• Appropriation
• Navigator organizations
• MNsure
• Medical Assistance
• MinnesotaCare
• Fiscal year
• Commissioner of human services