Minnesota Medicaid Patient Outcomes: Quality Gaps

Author: Minnesota Medicaid Transparency Project | Last updated: March 15, 2026

Does Minnesota Medicaid work for patients? Preventable hospitalizations 3x higher, behavioral health gaps of 24 points, and outcome analysis.

Outcome Scorecard Summary

Measuring whether Minnesota Medicaid delivers results for 1180000 enrollees across 5 domains.

Minnesota Medicaid outcome grades by domain
Domain	Grade	Gap Summary
Preventable Hospitalizations	D+	3x higher preventable hospitalizations
Chronic Disease Management	C-	20-point gaps across all conditions
Maternal & Child Health	C	Social determinants drive persistent gaps
Behavioral Health	D	Widest gaps, lowest provider participation
Access & Utilization	C-	Coverage ≠ access when providers opt out

Part of the Minnesota Medicaid Transparency Project — an independent, data-driven investigation of $23 billion in annual Medicaid spending across 87 counties.

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