Health Care Access Office

Minnesota Health Care Programs
Call us at 218-722-9650 for more information
or to get help in applying for programs

ShareCare

ShareCare is a local program that allows individuals to pay an affordable rate for health services based on their income.  The program is available at several Duluth/Superior area clinics and at St. Luke’s Hospital.  A ShareCare member card is required prior to receiving services at the participating organizations. Click here for eligibility and benefits information.

MinnesotaCare
MinnesotaCare is a subsidized health care program for people who live in Minnesota and do not have access to affordable health insurance. Click here for eligibility and benefits information.

Medicaid / Medical Assistance
Minnesota’s Medicaid program provides necessary medical services for low-income families, children, pregnant women, and people who are elderly (65 or older) or those with disabilities. Minnesota Medicaid is also known as Medical Assistance. Click here for eligibility and benefits information.

GAMC
Minnesota’s General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) Program pays for medical care for Minnesotans who don’t qualify for Medicaid or other state or federal health care programs - primarily low-income adults between the ages of 21- 64 who don’t have dependent children.

Click here for eligibility and benefits information.

SMDC Community Care
The SMDC Community Care Program is available to all individuals who are uninsured and unable to pay for their medical services. Eligibility is determined by measuring family income and assets against current guidelines. Some services may not be eligible under this program. Contact our staff at 722-9650 for more information, or call SMDC at 786-4364 or 1-800-720-3334.

Medication Assistance
For Non-Health Center Clients, our staff will help people fill out the paperwork for medication program assistance. We're able to access much of the information online and get clients started in the direction of assistance and prescriptions. Health Center clients get help with the medication program assistance paperwork from our Medical Staff.

Lion’s Club Referrals
Our staff will make appropriate referrals to the area Lion’s Club for help with eye glasses and hearing exams.

Minnesota SAGE Program
The SAGE Program (formerly the Minnesota Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program - MBCCCP) provides free breast and cervical cancer screening and follow-up services to uninsured and underinsured women over the age of 40. You can sign up for this program at the Health Center; call 722-1497 to make an appointment.

Click here for eligibility and benefits information.

Minnesota Family Planning Program
Women or men between the ages of 15 – 50 can receive free family planning office visits and education, birth control, sterilizations, and diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases found during a family planning visit.  Click here for eligibility and benefits information.

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