Medicaid

According to Governor Rick Snyder's office, more than 323,000 have enrolled for Michigan's expanded Medicaid program since it first launched earlier this year. The Healthy Michigan Plan extends health care benefits to a half-million low-income residents...

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder outlined his proposed Fiscal Year 2015 budget on Wednesday morning. In it, the governor says "this is more than just a budget. It's the story of Michigan's comeback." The governor also offered a 2016 projected budget, continuing his practice of maintaining a long-range planning focus...

Gov. Rick Snyder today signed the Healthy Michigan plan into law, bringing health care to nearly a half-million Michiganders, strengthening the state’s residents – and also its economy. “A healthier Michigan is an important part of our state’s continued comeback,” Snyder said. “Today, we’re reaching out t...

Gov. Rick Snyder issued the following statement commending the state Senate for its action on House Bill 4714, the Healthy Michigan plan: “The Senate should be commended for approving the Healthy Michigan plan, which will make a difference in the lives of nearly half-a-million Michiganders along with saving tax dollars and boosting our economy. “Healthy Mi...

Governor Rick Snyder is currently traveling around the state to get out his message about Healthy Michigan, which includes Medicaid expansion, and why he believes it is right for the state. On Thursday, Snyder hosted a meeting with healthcare professionals at Genesys Health System in Grand Blanc...

Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) has launched a new grassroots campaign that calls on Governor Rick Snyder and Michigan Republicans to immediately schedule a vote to expand Medicaid within the state. The campaign is called "Leadership, Not Partisanship...

Update: Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday will continue a series of informational meetings on the urgent need for the state Senate to act on the proposed Healthy Michigan plan. The plan would expand health care coverage for nearly half-a-million Michigan residents while encouraging healthier lifestyles that reduce health care costs...

Congressman Dan Kildee, who represents Michigan's Fifth Congressional District, has called on the state legislature to take immediate action and expand Medicaid access in Michigan. Kildee says expanding Medicaid would provide affordable health care for Michigan residents, including nearly 40,000 in his district, and would save the state over a billion dollars in the next ten years...

McLaren Health Plan announced it has reached an agreement to purchase CareSource Michigan, a 34,500 member Medicaid health maintenance organization (HMO) based in Lansing, Michigan and operated by CareSource, the nation's second largest Medicaid managed health care plan, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio...