Medicaid

Medicaid is a health care program that provides comprehensive health care services to low income adults and children. Services covered by Medicaid are offered through what is called fee-for-service or through Medicaid Health Plans:

Fee-for-service is the term for Medicaid paid services that are not provided through a health plan. This means that Medicaid pays for the service. People under fee-for-service will use the mihealth card to receive services.
Most people must join a health plan. The health plan pays for most of the services. For people that need to join a health plan, Michigan Enrolls will send a letter with more information. After enrollment with a health plan, both the mihealth card and the health plan card are needed to access services.

Costs

Enrollees do not have to pay the full cost of covered services; however, a small amount called a co-pay may be required. People age 21 and older may have a co-pay for the services listed in the co-pay chart.

Covered Services

Medicaid and MIChild cover medically necessary services such as:

ambulance
chiropractic
dental
doctor visits
emergency services
family planning
hearing and speech services
home health care
hospice care
inpatient and outpatient hospital care
lab
medical supplies
medicine prescribed by a doctor
mental health services
non-emergency medical transportation
nursing home care
personal care services
physical and occupational therapy
podiatry (foot care)
pregnancy care (prenatal, delivery, and post-partum)
private duty nursing
immunizations (shots)
substance use disorder treatment services
surgery
vision
x-ray

A yearly health exam is covered. Some of these services are limited and may not be covered for beneficiaries age 21 and older. Some of these services may require prior approval.