Michigan will soon eliminate an inactive requirement that able-bodied adults receiving Medicaid must work. The bill removing that requirement was signed into law Jan. 21 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after passing in the House and Senate in December along party lines, with Democrats in favor. The law will take effect April 2.

Children, infants, rural communities and seniors are some of the groups Protect Our Care Michigan say will be negatively impacted by Medicaid funding cuts.

At least 20 states were unable to draw funds from an HHS payment system hours after the White House ordered a pause on the disbursement of grants and loans.

Centra Wellness includes alcohol and stimulant use disorders in its health home services, following state policy updates.

We urge MDHHS to withdraw its contract termination notices and return to the negotiating table with the state’s public mental health system in good faith.

The secretary of Health and Human Services is a member of the president’s cabinet of advisers, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. The secretary advises the president about health care policy issues and public health measures and is responsible for 13 operating divisions in charge of the nation’s health.

DNC Executive Director Sam Cornale accused Trump and his “extreme allies in Congress” of seeking to “rip health care away from Michiganders in order to offset their billionaire tax

Questions remained Tuesday about which programs would be covered by the federal funding pause announced Monday and which would not.

Introducing work requirements for Medicaid recipients is something the GOP has suggested will be brought into action.

Priority Health, a nationally recognized nonprofit health plan serving more than 1.3 million members, has been awarded a contract to offer a new Medicare-Medicaid plan

Questions remained Tuesday about which programs would be covered by the federal funding pause announced Monday and which would not.

Nessel, a Democrat and Michigan’s top law enforcement official, said her department was already learning of “services impacted throughout the state.” Her statement referenced