June 5, 2024
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Center for Health Equity, which was created in 2013 to advance health equity, has been elevated to a division within MDH, and will now be known as the Division of Health Equity Strategy and Innovation (or the Health Equity Division for short).
While the core values of the Center for Health Equity remain, this structural change will better position it to partner with programs and divisions across MDHon innovative, systems-level approaches that will support true transformation.
Learn more about the teams and staff in the Health Equity Division on the Health Equity Staff and Contact Information page.
The Health Equity Division is now one of many areas at MDH dedicated to advancing equity within MDH and across Minnesota. The Health Equity Division sits within the larger Health Equity Bureau, created in 2022 to bring an overt and expanded health equity focus to the agency's work.
April 9, 2026
An amended piece of legislation that would exempt buprenorphine from prior authorization (PA) was heard in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on April 9.
April 9, 2026
On April 9, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard a bill that would require coverage for psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) services under Medical Assistance.
April 9, 2026
On April 9, the House Taxes Committee heard legislation focused on supporting the financial stability and ongoing operations of Hennepin Healthcare.