A new report from the Office of the Auditor General released Tuesday found that although the Department of Health and Human Services has made progress on the issues with Child Protective Services investigations raised in a 2018 audit, there are still problems with the department's statutory compliance.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that Stacie Sampson will become the next Inspector General for the department, following the April retirement of Al Kimichik.
During the past year, more than 1.8 million beneficiaries have renewed their insurance coverage through the post-pandemic Medicaid redetermination process, bringing the total Medicaid enrollment up to 2.6 million.
It's been almost a year since the Department of Health and Human Services began the process of redetermining Medicaid coverage, and nearly 1.6 million people have renewed their coverage, while 778,000 have been disenrolled.
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Tim Boring signed an emergency order Wednesday in the wake of continued outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in dairy cattle in Michigan, which will require the implementation of biosecurity measures to ensure the state's food supply remains uncontaminated.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it renewed 141,471 residents for Medicaid and Healthy Michigan Plan coverage during March, pushing the state's enrollment to about 1.5 million.
DIMONDALE – State officials gathered Friday in front of what's currently a pit just south of Lansing to celebrate what it will become: a new, state-of-the-art facility to house public health and environmental science testing laboratories for three large agencies on the state secondary campus.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan saw the biggest territory gains as the state completed its rebid of Medicaid health plans.
Michigan's Early Childhood Court program is expanding to Saginaw and St. Clair counties thanks to a grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, the Department of Health and Human Resources announced Thursday.
A change in policy by the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential will expand the number of families eligible for free or low-cost child care, removing a requirement that a primary parent must cooperate with the Office of Child Support to qualify for care.