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MI Health Link Forum

Public Information Forum Providing answers and information for people with both Medicare and Medicaid Care Coordination and Person Centered Planning MAY 5TH MI HEALTH LINK FORUM Integrated care program for individuals eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. MI Health Link is the state’s integrated care program for individuals who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. We encourage those who may …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MI Health Link care option

Contact Information: Judy Hazle Michigan Medicare Medicaid Assistance Program judy@mmapinc.org 517-999-0681 X26 There is good news for individuals who have both Medicare and full Medicaid insurance. The MI Health Link care option continues to be available for anyone living in Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, Macomb, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Wayne or any county in the Upper Peninsula. A …

Social Media: 6th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Each March, we mark the anniversary and progress that has been made since 2010. Join us in celebrating the 6th anniversary of the law that has led to a historic drop in the uninsured by sharing key messages about the benefits and protections the law has provided …

April 7 is National Check Your Statement Day!

“Secure your future, #checkyourstatement today on mySocialSecurity!” For more than 80 years, Social Security has been securing today and tomorrow for America’s workers and their families. To help secure your today and tomorrow we ask that you check your Social Security Statement every year because we base our benefit calculations on the earnings information in the Statement. Errors could prevent …

Michigan governor seeks more Medicaid coverage for Flint residents

By Associated Press  | February 14, 2016 Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is asking the federal government to expand Medicaidcoverage to people under 21 and pregnant women who have been exposed to Flint’s lead-contaminated water. In a statement released Sunday, Snyder says about 15,000 more Flint residents would benefit if the government approves the request. The governor says the state would help by …

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Branch-St. Joseph Area Agency on Aging Receives Navigator Award from MMAP, Inc.

Area Agency on Aging Staff (from left to right): Belinda Whitely, Deanna Himebaugh, Laura Sutter, Melissa Cramton and Megan Bentley – this year’s recipients of the SHIP Navigator Award (photo provided by Area Agency on Aging) Rebecca Burns, Health Officer for the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency, the Agency that oversees the AAA office, adds “We are very proud of …

CMS finalizes controversial Medicaid outpatient drug rule

By Virgil Dickson  | January 21, 2016 By April 1, state Medicaid agencies must start reimbursing pharmacies for prescription drugs based on actual acquisition costs according to a final rule released Thursday. Medicaid programs until now have reimbursed pharmacies for prescription drugs based on the ingredient costs for the drug and a dispensing fee for filling the prescription, according to the …