Jodi Harpstead, commissioner of the Department of Human Services, will resign her post effective Feb. 3, according to the governor’s office.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is now offering text message reminders for Minnesotans who have Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare about renewing their health insurance.

The Department of Human Services' massive Direct Care and Treatment division will spin off into its own agency and take its roughly 5,000 employees with it. Additionally, ...

Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead talked with state Sen. Jim Abeler, R-Anoka, chairman of the Human Services Reform Finance and Policy Committee, in 2020.