Building Racial Equity into the Walls of Medicaid: A focus on U.S.-born Black Minnesotans

This report aims to continue the evolution of how policy within the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is designed, proposed and considered by intentionally striving for community co-creation. At the outset of drafting this report, staff met with individuals from the U.S.-born Black community, leaders of organizations that are a part of the community and those working to advance racial equity in health care for Black Minnesotans.