State Budget

What the Budget and One Family's Story Have in Common

Both point to the same structural problem in Michigan's behavioral health system, and a choice about whether it gets fixed or made permanent.

Michigan Moves Forward in Advancing Behavioral Health

A new RFP is pending, CCBHCs are moving, and a state budget that may support both.

New federal money for CCBHCs this week, plus a bill that could change who does pre-admission screening

When will there be improvements to Michigan's Behavioral Health System?

Get Ready!

The State is preparing to issue a new RFP and the Legislature is moving quickly to pass the Budget.

Michigan keeps redefining the same system instead of fixing it.

As demand and complexity grow, providers are pushing to establish clear, enforceable rules for participation, payment, and accountability.

Wait-and-See

No RFP (yet) but the battleground is shifting to the budget, while Medicaid-driven financial strain may redefine how Michigan’s behavioral health system operates, and who absorbs the impact.

Uncertainty Rules Michigan’s Behavioral Health Landscape

As PIHPs expand control, crisis systems strain, and the Governor’s budget reopens core redesign debates, the missing piece is the human story at the center of it all.