Access to Coverage: Report
2013–2017
Access to Coverage: Results from Four Years of Grant-Making
A Program Designed and Supported by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
The number of uninsured Minnesotans has been significantly reduced since 2013, led by large increases in the proportion of people enrolled in public health care programs. Collectively, the Access to Coverage grantees have played a significant role in the expansion of health coverage to low-income persons. Access grantees have reached more than 85,000 persons and have reported enrollments to date of more than 40,000 persons in public health care programs. Grantee agencies have played a leadership role in training navigators statewide and informing public policy. Organizational changes in staffing, practice, client services and agency focus are positive secondary outcomes.