Minnesota Medicaid Pays 42 Cents on the Dollar

Name: Minnesota Medicaid Pays 42 Cents on the Dollar
Creator: Minnesota Medicaid Transparency Project
Published: 2026-03-14
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Minnesota Medicaid pays 42 cents on the commercial dollar — driving provider opt-outs, access barriers, and $680M in cost-shifting to private payers.

Reimbursement Gap Summary

Minnesota Medicaid pays 42% of commercial insurance rates. This gap drives provider opt-outs: only 72% of providers accept new Medicaid patients, compared to 95% for commercial. The cost-shifting impact is estimated at $0.68B annually.

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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