2.6 million Michigan residents enrolled in Medicaid - OrionONTV

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "More than 2.6 million people currently have health care coverage through Medicaid or the Healthy Michigan Plan," said Elizabeth Hertel, MDHHS director.
50% : "Strategies making the renewal process easier and that reduced the number of residents at risk of losing coverage have been approved through June 2025 by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
49% : During the COVID-19 pandemic, people continued to receive Medicaid without having to renew annually under the Families First Coronavirus Act.
39% : Families should return renewal paperwork even if they believe they are no longer eligible for Medicaid.

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