Healthy Michigan Plan Evaluation Overview

In late 2013, Michigan legislators approved a unique model for the expansion of Medicaid coverage in the state under the Affordable Care Act, called the Healthy Michigan Plan.

Effective April 1, 2014, the Healthy Michigan Plan expanded the eligibility for Michigan’s Medicaid program to adults with incomes up to 133% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Because the state received a Section 1115 demonstration waiver to implement the Healthy Michigan Plan, the federal government required an independent evaluation of the program. In late 2014, the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) was selected by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to conduct the evaluation of the Healthy Michigan Plan's impact on the health of Michiganders and the state's health care system. IHPI assembled an interdisciplinary team of University of Michigan (U-M) faculty members across multiple schools and departments to conduct this evaluation, led by IHPI director John Z. Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P., professor of internal medicine. IHPI worked with MDHHS to produce reports that summarize findings from the evaluation.

To comply with new provisions in state law, MDHHS allowed the Section 1115 demonstration waiver to expire on December 31, 2023, and shifted the authority for the Healthy Michigan Plan to the Medicaid State Plan effective January 1, 2024. 

If you are seeking coverage under the Healthy Michigan Plan for yourself or someone you know, visit http://www.michigan.gov/healthymiplan/.