Overview

To help manage the great unwinding, the state of Minnesota expanded its ex parte renewal from the MAGI groups, where the eligibility is determined by income, to the non-MAGI groups (aged, blind, or disabled). The goal of the study is to evaluate the effects of the implementation on the administrative burden that both beneficiaries and caseworkers experience.

Using a difference-in-difference approach, the analysis shows that the implementation increased the percentage of cases automatically renewed and cases retained, and reduced the percentage of cases closed. The implementation of ex parte renewal reduced administrative burden for both clients and caseworkers.

Approach

We use a difference-in-difference approach to examine the effect of ex parte renewal in Minnesota by comparing the MAGI groups (children under 20 years old and parents and adults without children) and non-MAGI groups (enrollees who are blind or disabled, and seniors above 65 years old). 

The finding suggests that the percentage of cases that were automatically renewed was significantly increased after the implementation of ex parte renewal. Compared to the groups without ex parte renewal, the percentage of automatically renewed is about 21.7 points higher.

Figure 1: Percentage of automatically renewed

Figure 2: Percentage of cases closed

Figure 3: Percentage of cases retained