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Worker freedom and individual liberty

… typically the family of seriously ill or disabled people who qualified for Medicaid support. For the care they provided, these family members received modest … bargain. The union, nevertheless, siphoned over $33 million from these Medicaid payments — money meant to care for the sick and disabled. After the Michigan …

Pass a Sustainable Michigan Budget

Population growth plus inflation equals enough spending for everybody

… recommendation to spend all of the collected tax revenue. This doesn’t give lawmakers a lot of room to respond to unexpected needs, like increased demand for Medicaid in the event of an unexpected recession. Plus, the desire to spend all tax revenue puts pressure on lawmakers to increase taxes if revenue drops …

Federal program forces drug companies to fund hospital profits

Program meant to support charity care enriches hospitals

… 340B program only does this indirectly, if at all. Yes, the program is limited to nonprofit hospitals serving a higher percentage of patients on Medicaid. But there’s no requirement that hospitals use the profits they make from it to help low-income patients, which works against the spirit behind the …

Local governments in Michigan can’t keep extra cash from tax foreclosures, but state has other ways to claim money

An auction netted the county $260k, says an heir whose aunt’s property was taken by officials, but Medicaid administrators may take it all anyway

… Services asserted a claim of its own. The department said that under the policy of estate recovery, it was due the surplus as repayment for funds its Medicaid program had spent on Bouford-Hiar’s behalf. The circuit court agreed with the state, and in August 2021, put a pause on Litzner’s suit against the …

Mackinac Center Announces 2023 Policy Priorities

Worker freedom, government transparency, rejecting corporate welfare are key issues

… training in prisons. Create meaningful school accountability. Reduce overcriminalization and recidivism rates. Maintain the sustainability of Michigan’s Medicaid program. Keep Line 5 open and support a tunnel to protect it. “Tonight, Gov. Whitmer will set out her administration’s priorities for the year,” …

Medicaid for All

Proposed federal rule would stymie state eligibility reviews

… Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the U.S. … it claims will streamline Medicaid services. The rule’s practical … eligible for the program. Medicaid is a massive federal and … states’ ability to police Medicaid rolls. It is estimated that up to 20% of Medicaid spending nationwide may already …

Medicaid for all

Proposed federal rule would stymie state eligibility reviews

… Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the U.S. … it claims will streamline Medicaid services. The rule’s practical … eligible for the program. Medicaid is a massive federal and … states’ ability to police Medicaid rolls. It is estimated that up to 20% of Medicaid spending nationwide may already …

Michigan’s revenue growth gets spun as reduced spending

Only in government can soaring rates of spending be described as budget cuts

… receives a lot of federal funding for means-tested support programs like Medicaid. Total federal revenue for the Department of Health and Human Service … increased $3.3 billion, a 19.5% increase when adjusting for inflation. State Medicaid rolls are up 69% over the period, in part due to the change in eligibility …

Federal drug program is very ineffective at helping the poor

Government should revamp 340B drug pricing program

… percentage of patients on Medicaid. The problem? The drugs … program don’t have to go to Medicaid beneficiaries. As the Richmond … in the number of people on Medicaid. The number of Medicaid enrollees has skyrocketed … people became eligible for Medicaid, more hospitals and health …

Federal drug pricing program drives up drug prices

A bill in Michigan may make transparency harder in the 340B program

… 11.75% of its patients are in Medicaid. In the past decade, many … limits of those eligible for Medicaid, exploding the total number … improved, lawmakers expanded Medicaid, adding more than 800,000 … government health care rolls. Medicaid is now 27% of the Michigan … people became eligible for Medicaid, more hospitals and clinics …