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Minnesota budget talks stall over state-paid health coverage for undocumented residents
Summary
A legislator said negotiations on the 2025 Minnesota state budget are stalled over a provision expanding MinnesotaCare coverage for people in the state without immigration authorization, with cost and program growth cited as the central obstacle ahead of the May 19 adjournment target.
A legislator at a post–Easter/Passover news briefing said negotiations over the 2025 Minnesota state budget are stuck on whether to continue state-paid health coverage for people in the state without immigration authorization.
The legislator said the provision relates to MinnesotaCare, noting that “typically, there's a 90% of that dollar amount paid by the feds, and the state pays the 10%,” but that coverage for people here without federal-authorized status carries “no federal match,” leaving the state to pay the full cost. The lawmaker said it was originally projected “that there would be just over 5,000 people” using the coverage, and that the figure “has almost tripled” to roughly 17,000 people, which the legislator said has increased pressure on the state budget.
Why this matters: The legislator tied the dispute over MinnesotaCare to the broader fiscal picture for the 2025…
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