Registration is now open for the fourth annual Minnesota Medicaid Equity Forum! This year we are looking forward to sharing space as we collaborate with you and your peers on protecting access to care and centering community voices amid big federal changes coming to Medical Assistance.  

Recognizing that advancing health equity takes a collective effort, the Minnesota Department of Human Services has brought together a diverse group of partners each year since 2023 to engage in shared visioning and collaborative action planning for the year ahead. We welcome you to come share your perspective, connect with other partners engaged in advancing health equity, and continue to inform the health equity priorities of Minnesota’s Medicaid program. 

The Minnesota Department of Human Services will host three sessions for this equity forum to accommodate different preferences and availabilities: two in-person and one virtual session, using the same agenda and content for each. To maximize diverse participation in the forums, please plan to attend only one.  

Register now 

2026 Minnesota Medicaid Equity Forum  

Equity in Uncertain Times: Protecting Access, Centering Communities - Understanding the Community Impacts of Federal and State Medicaid Changes  

• Twin Cities Metro: Tuesday, April 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.  

Shoreview Community Center 

Register here: Twin Cities Metro In-Person MN Medicaid Equity Forum 

Registration will close on Tuesday, April 14  

• Virtual forum: Monday, May 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.  

Zoom meeting 

Register here: Virtual Minnesota Medicaid Equity Forum 

Registration will close on Monday, April 27 

• Duluth, Minnesota: Thursday, May 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.  

University of Minnesota Duluth- Kirby Student Center Ballroom  

Register here: Duluth In-Person Minnesota Medicaid Equity Forum 

Registration will close Thursday, April 30  

Who: Medicaid members and patient groups, Community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, managed care organizations, health care providers, Tribal Nations, urban American Indian organizations, Minnesota county partners, and Department of Human Services staff and leadership.  

Goals and outcomes: 

• Elevating community-led, community-centered guidance and solutions to improve Minnesota’s Medicaid program, called Medical Assistance, and MinnesotaCare 
• Fostering cross-sector connection and partnerships 
• Committing to actionable items for sustaining statewide collective health equity efforts with a focus on protecting access as federal Medicaid changes are implemented.  

Questions? Please reach out to OMMD.Inbox.DHS@state.mn.us 

Thank you, and we hope to see you there!