Minnesota Medicaid Waivers: CADI, DD & $6.8B Spending
Author: Minnesota Medicaid Transparency Project | Last updated: March 7, 2026
30% of Minnesota's Medicaid budget flows through 7 federal waivers — CADI, DD, Elderly, Brain Injury. Spending trends and oversight risk.
Medicaid Waiver Programs
Nearly 30% of Minnesota's Medicaid budget flows through 7 federal waivers providing home and community-based services (HCBS). These include CADI, DD, Elderly, Brain Injury, and other specialty waivers.
| Waiver | Enrollment | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Brain Injury (BI) Waiver | 0 | $0 |
| Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver | 0 | $0 |
| Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) Waiver | 0 | $0 |
| Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver | 0 | $0 |
| Elderly Waiver (EW) | 0 | $0 |
| Special Needs BasicCare (SNBC) | 0 | $0 |
| Alternative Care (AC) Program | 0 | $0 |
Part of the Minnesota Medicaid Transparency Project — an independent, data-driven investigation of $23 billion in annual Medicaid spending across 87 counties.