Michigan House moves ahead on state health department budget with expanded SNAP and Medicaid checks

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 688

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Two and a half months before the state’s budget deadline, members of the Republican-led Michigan House of Representatives unleashed a flurry of budget proposals from their respective subcommittees, including a three-part plan to fund the Department of Health and Human Services.

With the department making up nearly half of the state budget, members of the Michigan House split its budget across three appropriations subcommittees, centered on Medicaid and behavioral health, public health, and human …

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