Bridge Michigan
Michigan reports 955 ACA enrollees canceled in federal fraud sweep
Bridge Michigan reported that 955 Michigan enrollees in Affordable Care Act plans had coverage canceled on August 31 in a federal fraud review.
The Record
Michigan: the record
Every Michigan record from every file, newest first; federal records that apply in every state are in the full archive.
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Issues active in Michigan
Tracked issues with at least one Michigan record since Apr 27, 2026.
- Medicaid financing and eligibility operations10 records
- Medicaid work-requirement implementation8 records
- The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program4 records
- Immigration enforcement, public charge and immigrant eligibility3 records
- Safety-net workforce and capacity shifts2 records
- 340B drug pricing1 record
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan proposes higher MIHP rates and stricter care-coordination rules
MDHHS proposed higher rates for Maternal Infant Health Program intake visits and care coordination from December 1, 2026. Reimbursable care coordination would rise from 30 to 60 minutes a month per beneficiary.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan Medicaid plans would pay health centers PPS rates from April 2027
MDHHS proposed that Medicaid health plans pay FQHCs, rural health clinics and tribal health centers the clinic's PPS or all-inclusive rate from April 1, 2027.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan proposes a new Healthy Adults Dental plan for Medicaid adults
MDHHS proposed moving dental coverage for Medicaid health plan members 21 and older to a new Healthy Adults Dental plan on January 1, 2027. The change needs CMS waiver approval.
Michigan Public
Michigan expects about 5,000 immigrants to lose full Medicaid October 1
As Michigan Public reported on September 30, 2026, MDHHS expects just over 5,000 lawfully present immigrants, including refugees and people granted asylum, to lose full Medicaid starting October 1.
Bridge Michigan
Fewer than 20 Michigan health centers share $1.9 million in rural grants
Bridge Michigan reported that fewer than 20 federally qualified health centers are getting $1.9 million in Rural Health Transformation direct grants.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan offers $12.25 million for a Medicaid and SNAP navigator network
MDHHS opened a grant for nonprofits to build a statewide navigator network helping people keep Healthy Michigan Plan and SNAP benefits. About $12.25 million is available, and applications are due by 3 p.m. On September 30.
Bridge Michigan
Michigan will launch an online Medicaid work-rule screening tool in October
Bridge Michigan reported that MDHHS will launch an online tool in October showing Healthy Michigan Plan members how the work rules apply to them.
Bridge Michigan
Michigan's work requirement is 80 hours a month, not 40
Correction to a discrepancy we flagged. Our record noted that one outlet reported 40 hours a month against MDHHS's own 80. It is 80.
Bridge Michigan
Michigan Medicaid has already lost more than 80,000 people since January
Bridge Michigan reports verbatim that “more than 80,000 beneficiaries have disappeared from the state's safety net since January as Medicaid continues to shrink.”
Michigan Public / KFF Health News
KFF Health News reports disability-pathway Medicaid denial and appeal risks in Michigan Bridges; Deloitte and MDHHS dispute systemic problems
KFF Health News reports an individual Michigan case in which disability was not recognized, the wrong income treatment was applied and a Medicaid denial was later reversed after advocacy. It also reports other advocate concerns.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan sets October 2026 emergency-only coverage change and January 2027 retroactive limits
MDHHS says that beginning October 1, 2026, people in certain immigration-status categories will be eligible only for emergency-services coverage; the agency's page controls the exact categories and exceptions.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
MDHHS publishes work-requirement preparation notice and partner toolkit
MDHHS's July 23 release directs Healthy Michigan Plan members and partners to current preparation information and a partner toolkit. It correctly identifies Meghan Groen as MDHHS chief deputy director and points users to official state channels.
Oakland County, Michigan
Oakland County approves up to $1.5M for Planned Parenthood services in Ferndale through August 2028
Oakland County says its Board approved reimbursement of up to $1.5 million for Planned Parenthood of Michigan services at the Ferndale health center through August 2028.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan lists a conditional $1M rural transportation award under Care Closer to Home
MDHHS's conditional subrecipient list now names Lakeshore Food Club for a $1 million Care Closer to Home transportation project and MHA for a separate $6 million hub-and-spoke project.
Cherry Health
Cherry Health says information was accessed and copied during April network activity; review remains preliminary
Cherry Health's June 18 preliminary notice says it detected suspicious network activity around April 19 and determined that an unauthorized person accessed and copied information.
Grace Health
Grace Health reports 122,900 visits and nearly 29,700 patients in 2025
Grace Health's 2025 annual report records 122,900 visits and nearly 29,700 patients. These are first-party operating totals, not independently audited hiring or retention outcomes.
Catherine's Health Center
Catherine's adds 340B and school-based access while serving 6,148 patients in 2024
Catherine's Health Center reports that it implemented a 340B contract-pharmacy program, expanded place-based healthcare for people experiencing homelessness, improved integrated behavioral healthcare…
Cherry Health
Cherry Health reports helping 2,540 people navigate coverage and securing coverage for 1,693 in 2025
Cherry Health's Spring 2026 newsletter reports that in 2025 its Health Insurance Assistance team helped 2,540 community members determine eligibility for Medicaid, Medicare, the Health Insurance Marketplace or Cherry Health's sliding-fee program…
Michigan Health & Hospital Association
MHA estimates pending hospital price bills could reduce revenue by $2.3B and affect 21,600 jobs
The Michigan Health & Hospital Association estimates that House Bills 6116–6119 would reduce nonprofit-hospital revenue by $2.3 billion annually, affect 21,600 jobs and increase the number of hospitals operating in the red.
Family Health Care
Family Health Care announces a prescription-assistance fund after an $11,464 fundraiser
Family Health Care reported on May 26, 2026 that its May 13 Night of Giving raised $11,464 and that leadership announced the creation of a new Patient Prescription Assistance Fund.
Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Signed FY2027 budget provides $184.3M for federal health and food-assistance changes
Governor Whitmer signed the FY2027 budget on July 21.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan posts conditional Rural Health Transformation awards, including FQHC and workforce projects
MDHHS's July 10 subrecipient page lists award notices across Rural Health Transformation initiatives.
Michigan Legislature
Michigan SB 94 remains pending in House Health Policy; proposed 340B protections are not current law
The Michigan Legislature's official history shows SB 94 passed the Senate 33–3 on March 6, 2025 and was referred the same day to the House Committee on Health Policy; no later action is displayed.
PointCare / Michigan Primary Care Association
MPCA and PointCare announce pre-negotiated coverage-management pricing for Michigan health centers
PointCare says MPCA selected it for a coverage-management partnership and that Michigan health centers can obtain pre-negotiated pricing.
Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency / Michigan Primary Care Association
Final FY2027 budget provides $1.5M for MPCA health-center careers training
The final FY2027 HHS decision document provides a one-time $1.5 million payment to MPCA for health-center careers training.
Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency
FY2027 HHS conference report provides $54.3M for H.R. 1 implementation and $1.5M for FQHC training
The Senate Fiscal Agency's final HHS decision document records $54.2717 million gross and $40 million GF/GP for H.R. 1 implementation, including 421 limited-term FTEs, plus a one-time $1.5 million payment to MPCA for health-center careers training.
NACHC
Community Health Center Fund authority runs through December 31; NACHC reports $4.6B mandatory and $1.858B discretionary funding
NACHC's current federal funding page says Community Health Center Fund mandatory authority expires December 31, 2026, while discretionary authority runs through September 30, 2026.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan's Rural Health Transformation Program lists a $173.1M FY2026 budget period
MDHHS's current program page says Michigan's FY2026 Rural Health Transformation budget period totals $173,128,201.02 and describes the federal five-year structure. Separate state pages identify conditional subrecipients.
Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Whitmer signs FY2026 budget preserving $2.7B in federal health funding and Medicaid provider support
Governor Gretchen Whitmer's FY2026 budget announcement says the budget protects $2.7 billion in federal health-care funding and core Medicaid services. It updates Michigan's insurance-provider assessment to preserve federal revenue and provider funding.
Michigan Primary Care Association
MPCA Projects 52,000 Michigan Health Center Patients at Risk of Coverage Loss from Work Requirements
In a May 7, 2025 post citing an MDHHS report, the Michigan Primary Care Association said adult work requirements could cause 52,000 Michigan health-center patients to lose Medicaid and reduce health-center revenue by about $38.3 million annually.
University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
U-M study associates Healthy Michigan enrollment with lower medical debt and better credit
A University of Michigan study of 575,283 enrollees associates Healthy Michigan enrollment with reductions in medical debt and improvements in credit measures.
Michigan Primary Care Association
Family Medical Center warns Medicaid cuts could jeopardize care; nearly one-third of 18,400 patients rely on Medicaid
In a May 14, 2025 post, the Michigan Primary Care Association said Family Medical Center of Michigan board chair David Brown warned that proposed federal Medicaid cuts could jeopardize care for patients in southeast Michigan.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Healthy Michigan work rules start Jan. 1; renewals on or after March 1 will include compliance checks
MDHHS says the requirement begins January 1, 2027 for some Healthy Michigan Plan members ages 19–64. A person without an exemption can meet it by earning at least $580 or completing 80 hours of approved activity in one month of the review period.
Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Signed FY2027 budget provides $20M for community health navigators
Michigan's signed FY2027 budget includes $20 million for community health navigators to help people demonstrate compliance with new eligibility requirements and maintain coverage.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
MDHHS publishes the July 2026 Medicaid and Healthy Michigan Plan enrollment report
MDHHS's official report library now lists the July 2026 Medicaid and Healthy Michigan Plan health-plan enrollment report. Operations and finance teams should use that current county-and-plan report as the denominator for local capacity scenarios.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan Medicaid opens billing for pharmacist-provided services July 1
MDHHS bulletin MMP 26-20 expands covered services for qualified Medicaid-enrolled pharmacists beginning July 1, 2026, subject to CMS approval.