Special Needs BasicCare
Special Needs BasicCare, or SNBC, is a voluntary managed care program for people with certified disabilities who have Medical Assistance (MA) and who are 18 to 64 years old. It offers extra benefits that aren't available with regular MA.
Types of SNBC plans:
SNBC Non-integrated (SNBC-NI) Plans: Managed care plans that cover MA services only.
Integrated SNBC (I-SNBC) Plans: Managed care plans that have both MA and Medicare services (including Part D) in one plan.
Find health plans in your county: Use the SNBC Health Plan Directory. It shows each plan's contact details, member materials and links to their website, provider network and covered medications - helping you compare options and choose the plan that's right for you.
Choose a plan or stay on fee-for-service: Use the SNBC Choice Form to select an SNBC Non-Integrated plan or to receive your Medical Assistance as fee for service. You can submit the form online or print and mail or fax it to the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Instructions are included on the form. If you want to select an Integrated SNBC Plan that combines MA and Medicare, then contact the SNBC plan directly for help.
See Special Needs BasicCare for people with disabilities from the Minnesota Department of Human Services for additional information.
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Managed care is a system for providing health care benefits through health plans. People enrolled in a health plan must get their medical care through the health plan. SNBC is one type of managed care program. For additional information about all of the different managed care plans, see frequently asked questions about health plans and managed care from the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
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No. People can get their medical services through fee-for-service coverage (or "straight MA"). This means that you will not be enrolled in a health plan. You need to see medical providers that are enrolled with the state and the state pays providers for each service they provide.
Key resource
Review information on fee-for-service coverage »
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In addition to regular fee-for-service, SNBC includes:
A care coordinator to assist with accessing health care services
Access to a 24-hour nurse phone line
The option to join a health plan stakeholder group to provide feedback on health plan services
Extra benefits and incentives, such as health club memberships and rewards for preventive care
Key resource
Guide to SNBC enrollment (PDF) »
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You may be eligible to enroll if you:
Are certified disabled by the Social Security Administration or by the State Medical Review Team
Are between the ages of 18 to 64
Have both Medicare A and B or no Medicare
Either have no spenddown or an Institutional spenddown (you pay for part of your care in a nursing home or similar place, and MA covers the rest)
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No. You have choices:
Opt-out of SNBC. Keep fee-for-service. You can complete a submit the SNBC Choice Form yourself.
Choose a SNBC-NI plan (if one is available). You can complete and submit the SNBC Choice Form yourself.
Choose an I-SNBC plan (if one is available). Contact the SNBC plan directly for help.
Do nothing. You'll be automatically enrolled into the SNBC health plan listed on your letter.
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Not necessarily - if your current plan is still available, you don't have to do anything.
If your current plan is no longer available, you will need to review the SNBC Health Plan Directory to decide if an available plan will meet your needs.
Then, you have a choice to:
Opt-out of SNBC. Switch to fee-for-service. You can complete and submit the SNBC Choice Form yourself.
Choose a SNBC-NI plan (if one is available). You can complete and submit the SNBC Choice Form yourself.
Choose an I-SNBC plan (if one is available). Contact the SNBC plan directly for help.
Key resource
The Annual Health Plan Selection is updated once a year, usually in the fall.
Annual Health Plan Selection » -
It depends.
Use the SNBC Health Plan Directory to review provider lists for each plan. The directory also includes plan contact information and links to plan websites for more detailed information.
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The Hub can help you understand your SNBC plan options, the differences between fee-for-service and SNBC, and inform you about the different enrollment, disenrollment and opt-out options.
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