Michigan Medicaid
Michigan Medicaid (Healthy Michigan Plan for expansion adults)
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Michigan Medicaid (Healthy Michigan Plan for expansion adults) covers pregnant women up to 195% of the federal poverty line — roughly $50,350 annual income for a family of three in 2025. The state adopted Medicaid expansion in 2014. Apply at https://www.michigan.gov/mibridges or call 1-800-642-3195.
On maternal health specifically: Michigan Medicaid (Healthy Michigan Plan for expansion adults) has extended postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months (effective 2023-04-01), and covers doula services through Medicaid at up to $1,500 per full perinatal package (effective 2023-01-01).
Michigan added a Medicaid doula benefit effective January 2023, with reimbursement of $1,500 per full perinatal package. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services maintains a registered-doula roster; the Detroit-based Birth Detroit / Sacred Birth Collective has been a core participant.
Key facts at a glance
- Pregnant women eligible up to 195% FPL ($50,350 for a family of three in 2025).
- Children 0-5 eligible up to 217% FPL ($56,030 for a family of three).
- Expansion adults eligible up to 138% FPL ($35,630 for a family of three).
- Doula reimbursement: $1,500 per full perinatal package.
- Postpartum Medicaid extended to 12 months (effective 2023-04-01).
Michigan Medicaid, topic by topic
Eligibility
Income limits & who qualifies
Michigan Medicaid (Healthy Michigan Plan for expansion adults) covers pregnant women up to 195% of the federal poverty line — $50,350 annua…
How to apply
How to apply step by step
Apply online at https://www.michigan.gov/mibridges or by phone at 1-800-642-3195. Federal law requires a 45-day decision on non-disability …
Doula coverage
Doula coverage details
Michigan Medicaid (Healthy Michigan Plan for expansion adults) covers doula services at up to $1,500 per full perinatal package, effective …
Postpartum extension
12-month postpartum status
Michigan Medicaid (Healthy Michigan Plan for expansion adults) extended postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months, effective 2023-04-01.
Pregnant women
Pregnancy coverage in full
Michigan Medicaid (Healthy Michigan Plan for expansion adults) covers pregnancy-related care up to 195% of the federal poverty line — about…
Renewal
Annual renewal & unwinding
Michigan Medicaid (Healthy Michigan Plan for expansion adults) redetermines eligibility at least once every 12 months under 42 CFR 435.916.…
For Black families
Roughly 485,000 Black residents are enrolled in Michigan Medicaid (Healthy Michigan Plan for expansion adults), per the most recent CMS T-MSIS analytic file. The number understates true eligibility: every state has Black eligibles who aren't currently enrolled, usually because of the administrative-churn rates that rose sharply during the 2023 unwinding.
Michigan added a Medicaid doula benefit effective January 2023, with reimbursement of $1,500 per full perinatal package. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services maintains a registered-doula roster; the Detroit-based Birth Detroit / Sacred Birth Collective has been a core participant.
For enrollment help: look for your state's Navigator program (federally funded under the ACA), a Federally Qualified Health Center in your county (every FQHC has certified application counselors on staff), or one of the named community organizations below. Our FQHC directory filters to this state at /clinics/mi/.
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Federally Qualified Health Centers in Michigan
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Health data
Black Health outcomes in Michigan
Maternal mortality, life expectancy, uninsured rate by race.
Data sources
- Michigan Medicaid (Healthy Michigan Plan for expansion adults) — state Medicaid portal.
- KFF State Health Facts, Medicaid income eligibility + expansion + enrollment tables (kff.org/statedata).
- National Health Law Program doula Medicaid project (healthlaw.org/doulamedicaidproject).
- March of Dimes Report Card, 12-month postpartum extension tracker (marchofdimes.org/report-card).
- CMS T-MSIS Analytic Files, Medicaid enrollment by race and ethnicity (medicaid.gov/dq-atlas).
- HHS Poverty Guidelines, 2025 Federal Register release.
Data refreshed: