An act to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “An act to protect the welfare of the people of this state; to provide general assistance, hospitalization, infirmary and medical care to poor or unfortunate persons; to provide for compliance by this state with the social security act; to provide protection, welfare and services to aged persons, dependent children, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled; to administer programs and services for the prevention and treatment of delinquency, dependency and neglect of children; to create a state department of social services; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department; to provide for the interstate and intercounty transfer of dependents; to create county and district departments of social services; to create within certain county departments, bureaus of social aid and certain divisions and offices thereunder; to prescribe the powers and duties of the departments, bureaus and officers; to provide for appeals in certain cases; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state department with respect to county and district departments; to prescribe certain duties of certain other state departments, officers, and agencies; to make an appropriation; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” by amending sections 105d and 106 (MCL 400.105d and 400.106), section 105d as amended by 2018 PA 208 and section 106 as amended by 2018 PA 511; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
House Bill 4495 (S-2) would amend the Social Welfare Act to do the following: -- Delete a requirement that the MI Health Account (MIHA) be used to accept money from any source to pay for Healthy Michigan Plan's (HMP's) incurred health expenses. -- Delete a requirement that HMP enrollees contribute 5.0% of income for cost sharing requirements to instead require the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to establish cost sharing requirements for enrollees as approved by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS). -- Delete language triggering the elimination of the HMP if net costs outweigh net savings. -- Modify requirements that financial incentives for improved health outcomes must meet. -- Delete many provisions concerning the waivers that the MDHHS had to file with the USDHHS for approval of the HMP.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 80 to 27 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported with substitute S-2
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-2
Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 25 to 12 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Substitute S-2 concurred in 81 to 27 (details)
