Lake of the Woods County Department of Social Services
Resource Name:Lake of the Woods County Department of Social Services
County Programs for Health Care Financial Assistance
address
206 8th Ave SE, Ste 200, Baudette, MN 56623
Eligibility
Check specific program guidelines for requirements.
Hours
8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday
(218) 634-2642
Voice
Site Service Area
Lake of the Woods County
Other Information
Specialization
- Older adults
- Children and/or youth with disabilities
- Refugees
- Disabilities
- People with low income
County programs that can help cover the cost of health care include:
- Emergency Medical Assistance (EMA): Covers the cost of emergency medical care for people with low-incomes
- Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities (MA-EPD): Work incentive that allows people with disabilities to work and keep their Medical Assistance (MA)
- Medical Assistance (MA): Minnesota's Medicaid program that provides health care coverage to low-income children, families, pregnant women, adults without children apply online, people 65 or older, and people with disabilities apply online
- Medical Assistance - Tax Equity Fairness and Responsibility Act (MA-TEFRA): An insurance option for children with disabilities who live with their parent(s), need a high level of care, and whose parents have too much income for their child to qualify for MA
- Medicare Savings Programs - Service Limited Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB), Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB), Qualified Individual (QI) and Qualified Working Disabled (QWD): Programs help people on Medicare who have low-to-modest incomes to pay for Medicare premiums and sometimes other Medicare costs
- Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA): A Minnesota Health Care Program (MHCP) that provides health care insurance coverage to refugees with low income
- County Burial Assistance: Financial assistance with final expenses when families don't have the resources themselves. County workers will assess for eligibility for burial and other expenses.
Last Update
08/06/2026
What's Here
MedicaidMedicaid ApplicationsPoverty LevelMedical Care Expense AssistanceMedicare BeneficiariesPeople With Disabilities/Health ConditionsUndocumented PeopleState Health Programs for ImmigrantsVictims of Human TraffickingInternational StudentsRefugees/Entrants/AsyleesHealth Insurance Premium AssistanceMedicaid RecipientsImmigrantsBurial/Cremation Expense AssistanceMedicare Savings ProgramsChildren and Youth With Disabilities/Health ConditionsEmergency Room CarePeople Without Health InsuranceMedicaid Buy In ProgramsLow Income
Providing organization
Lake of the Woods County Department of Social Services