Bridge to Benefits
Minnesota Health Care Programs

MinnesotaCare and Medical Assistance use the same application. Once you have completed the application, you can mail it or deliver it by hand to your county's or tribe's human services office.

If you don't know the address of your county human services office, you can call 651-431-2670 (Twin Cities) or 1-800-657-3739 (Greater MN), click here to use the Program Directory on this website or click here to find it on the Minnesota Department of Human Services' website. The application is available from your county human services office or by calling the MinnesotaCare hotline at 1-800-657-3672.

Please note: If you only want to apply for MinnesotaCare, send your application to:

MinnesotaCare
P.O. Box 64838
St. Paul, MN 55164-0838

Or take your MinnesotaCare application to:

Elmer L. Andersen Building
540 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101

Open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For directions to this office, call 651-297-3862 / 1-800-657-3672 or click here.



Click here to download the Minnesota Health Care Programs Application in English.

The application is also available in ten other languages:


The information contained in these applications is also available in other forms for people with disabilities by contacting the Minnesota Department of Human Services at 651-296-8517 or 1-800-657-3659.

For TTY service, call the Minnesota Relay at 711 or 1-800-627-3529. For the Speech-to-Speech Relay, call 1-877-627-3848.