Media Coverage

The story Minnesota is paying attention to.

Reporting and testimony on the disability-services rate changes and what they mean for families, providers, and the state budget.

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“$195 a day for residential care”: providers say it doesn’t add up and warn of widespread closures (KSTP).

News segment on the disability-services rate cuts · June 6, 2026.

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MPR News · June 24, 2026
Provider group alleges the state is intentionally dismantling Family Residential Services
Ellie Roth reports on a lawsuit claiming a reimbursement-rate change is gutting a program that lets people receive care in a provider’s home.
KSTP 5 Eyewitness News · May 7, 2026
“$195 a day”: providers warn the new rate doesn’t add up and could force closures
Renee Cooper investigates how a newly enacted payment change could force in-home disability care providers to close, affecting thousands.
Access Press · June 1, 2026
Minnesota’s most vulnerable citizens are paying the price for government failures
A community commentary on how the DHS “Revalidate 2026” process swept up legitimate providers in terminations and interrupted payments.
Legislative hearings & testimony
Senate Health & Human Services Committee — hearing video & audio archive
Browse the committee’s recorded hearings, including testimony on Family Residential Services and disability-services funding.