October 29, 2013 - DHS and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) recently launched a new State Innovation Model (SIM) Minnesota website at mn.gov/sim. In February 2013 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation awarded Minnesota a $45 million SIM testing grant to be implemented during a three-year period ending October 2016.

October 28, 2013 - Help is available for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients who will see two changes in their benefits amounts during October and November 2013.

October 28, 2013 - “Home,” “love,” and “family” are simple words many people take for granted, but for Minnesota children in the foster care system waiting to be adopted, those words mean so much more.

October 25, 2013 - Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson released a statement supporting federal Food and Drug Administration recommendations to tighten restrictions on opioid-based prescriptions.

October 18, 2013 - October is Medicine Abuse Awareness Month and also fall clean-up time for many Minnesota households.

October 15, 2013 - Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed Oct. 16, as County Financial Worker and Case Aide Day in Minnesota.

October 15, 2013 - Own Your Future, an initiative to encourage Minnesotans to plan to pay for their long-term care, moves to another step this week with a public meeting on long-term care financing options for middle-income citizens.

October 08, 2013 - The Minnesota Department of Human Services recently appointed 33 people to a council charged with reducing disparities within programs serving human services clients.

October 02, 2013 - GetGamblingHelp.com, which provides information and resources for compulsive gambling, received the National Council on Problem Gambling’s award for Best Problem Gambling-Related Website.

September 25, 2013 - Minnesota’s Olmstead Subcabinet has posted an updated draft of the Olmstead Plan. The plan will help ensure Minnesotans with disabilities have the opportunity to learn, work and enjoy life in the most integrated setting.