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Updates from the Capitol

May 8-19, 2023

  • May CREC Indicates a Decline in State Revenue
  • New Medicaid Director Announced at MDHHS
  • House Eyes Updates to Healthy Michigan Statute
  • House Health Policy Moves Oral Chemo Parity Legislation
  • MDHHS and DIFS Issue COVID-19 Testing, Vaccine, and Treatment Update
  • MDHHS Releases Title V Block Grant Application
  • Legislative Coffee Hours

Apr 24-May 5, 2023

  • MDHHS Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Update
  • State Begins Community Health Worker Pilot Program
  • Whitmer Leads Letter to Congress on Federal Budget Conversations
  • Governor Announces Staff Updates

Apr 10-21, 2023

  • SOS Reports Record Youth Turnout in 2022
  • DIFS Issues Notice for Seniors Regarding End of PHE
  • Gun Reform Continues to Make Strides in Michigan
  • MDHHS Announces CHW Policy Primer Series
  • MDHHS Commemorates Minority Health Month

Mar 27-Apr 7, 2023

  • Governor Whitmer urges insurers to maintain no-cost healthcare services
  • Governor Signs Abortion, Right to Work, and Prevailing Wage Bills
  • Michigan Prisons See Increase in Mental, Physical Health Caseloads
  • FDA approved over the counter status for overdose drug
  • MDHHS Increases Dental Benefits for Medicaid Beneficiaries
  • MDHHS Implementing Electronic Visit Verification System

Mar 6-24, 2023

  • Governor Signs ELCRA Expansion
  • Legislature Moves Right to Work, Prevailing Wage
  • House, Senate Gun Reform Bills Pass Out of Chambers
  • Whitmer Signs Lowering MI Costs Plan
  • AG Joins Coalition Supporting Access to Healthcare
  • Fiscal Agencies Issue February Revenue Reports
  • Genesee County Circuit Court Approves Flint Water Civil Settlement