Medicaid: Michigan

Status:

February 6, 2013: Governor Rick Snyder (R) has decided to accept federal funding to provide health coverage for the uninsured. With Republican majorities in the legislature, there is still much work to do!

Ways to Get Involved:

• To help lobby Michigan legislators, please email Sr. Mary Ellen at melacy@networklobby.org

Resources:

• One page fact-sheet on eligibility, enrollment, and cost: http://www.cbpp.org/files/healthtoolkit2012/Michigan.pdf
• Great video from the MI Hosptial Assocation on why this is so important for all of Michagan! 
• Economic Benefits: http://familiesusa2.org/assets/pdfs/medicaid-expansion/Michigan.pdf
• Accepting this federal money could save Michigan $1 billion over the next ten years: http://www.chrt.org/assets/price-of-care/CHRT-Issue-Brief-October-2012.pdf
• Survey shows that Michigan physicians would accept newly eligible patients: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/01/28/survey-shows-states-docs-have-capacity-for-medicaid-expansion/