Michigan will soon eliminate an inactive requirement that able-bodied adults receiving Medicaid must work. The bill removing that requirement was signed into law Jan. 21 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after passing in the House and Senate in December along party lines, with Democrats in favor. The law will take effect April 2.

Children, infants, rural communities and seniors are some of the groups Protect Our Care Michigan say will be negatively impacted by Medicaid funding cuts.

At least 20 states were unable to draw funds from an HHS payment system hours after the White House ordered a pause on the disbursement of grants and loans.

Questions remained Tuesday about which programs would be covered by the federal funding pause announced Monday and which would not.

Centra Wellness includes alcohol and stimulant use disorders in its health home services, following state policy updates.