Updated September 2, 2026. Quick answer: The Minnesota Hospital Agreement covers all 128 nonprofit hospitals in the state and PrairieCare.
This guide is limited to the cited Minnesota hospital-assistance source and its stated scope.
What changes in Minnesota
- The Minnesota Hospital Agreement covers all 128 nonprofit hospitals in the state and PrairieCare.
- The stated five-year agreement term expires July 1, 2027.
- Covered hospitals must maintain ability-to-pay policies, provide free care to qualifying patients, and cap an uninsured patient's charge at the amount charged to the hospital's most favored insurer.
Where this rule stops
This is an agreement-facility rule, not a statewide statutory income floor, so a patient must confirm that the hospital is covered and read its own eligibility policy.
How to verify before you apply
- Identify the hospital or facility covered by the source and obtain its current policy.
- Ask for the current written policy and application instructions.
- Compare the policy with the official source below before relying on any threshold, discount, or deadline.
Related hospital-assistance guides
Primary source
Read Minnesota Hospital Agreement extension announcement. Verify the current official text and the facility’s current policy before acting; this is a source-backed planning guide, not individualized legal advice.