Michigan quietly kills effort to restructure mental health care system

Michigan quietly kills effort to restructure mental health care system - Bridge Michigan

• Michigan is pulling a request to bid out the administration of $4.9 billion in Medicaid funds for mental health care.
• The decision caps a month-long feud between the state health department and regional health agencies who disagree on the proposed reform.
• Officials say the state still plans to strengthen ‘consumer choice’ in the Medicaid-backed behavioral health space.