Michigan’s Medicaid program is a vital part of the state’s healthcare system, providing essential coverage across all stages of life and serving as the largest payer for long-term care, maternity care, mental health services and support for vulnerable populations.
Medicaid is a cornerstone of Michigan’s healthcare system and keeps people healthy at every stage of life. Medicaid is the single largest payer for long-term care, maternity care and mental health services. It helps those fighting cancer, seniors in nursing homes, veterans and children.
Michigan Medicaid expansion is known as the Healthy Michigan Plan, which has been hailed as a success for improving access to care, reducing the uninsured rate and supporting economic stability for families across the state. It has saved lives, kept hospitals open and improved the overall well-being of countless individuals.
With healthcare as the largest private-sector employer in Michigan, and Medicaid funding supports thousands of jobs across the state.
The 2025 budget reconciliation bill signed into law is disastrous for access to care for Michiganders and the healthcare providers who care for them. In total, this bill will cost Michigan hospitals more than $6 billion in total Medicaid funding over the next ten years.
When hospitals have to cut services because Medicaid is cut, those services are lost for ALL patients and not just those who receive healthcare coverage through Medicaid.
The Healthy Michigan Plan launched April 2014 and provides over one million working Michiganders with comprehensive, affordable health insurance. The MHA and its members have worked to support the adoption and continuation of this program, as well as look for ways to improve access to high-quality care for its beneficiaries.
Here are some key facts about the Healthy Michigan Plan:
Providers and potential enrollees who need more information should visit the State of Michigan’s Healthy Michigan Plan website.
Phone: (517) 703-8601
Fax: (517) 703-0628
