Michigan House Fiscal Focus: Medicaid Program, October 2015

This report released in October 2015 by the Michigan House Fiscal Agency presents data about the Michigan Medicaid program. The briefing outlines Michigan’s Medicaid current spending, and the trends for enrollment, utilization, and spending since 2000. It discusses new federal policies affecting state Medicaid managed care programs and Medicaid mental health services, which are both likely to increase state costs. The briefing analyzes several proposals to reduce cost growth. About 71% of Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries are enrolled in a Medicaid HMO plan . . .