Minnesota partnering with health plans for more equitable access to COVID-19 vaccine By FOX 9 Staff ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota will be working with local health plans to expand equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine, especially to at-risk populations, the state health department announced Friday. Next week, health leaders will work with participating health plans to identify those who have impacted by COVID-19 and have been unable to get vaccinated, the Minnesota Department of Health said in a news release. These are the following participating health plans: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, HealthPartners, Hennepin Health, Itasca Medical Care, Medica, PreferredOne, PrimeWest Health, South Country Health Alliance, and UCare.