Michigan DPCS Pilot Could Revolutionize Health Care Insurance and Save Billions

David Grandouiller

Michigan state lawmakers approved an omnibus spending bill after removing a requirement for the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to implement a money-saving pilot program enrolling Medicaid recipients in direct primary care agreements.  An initial 2,400 Medicaid recipients would be entered into direct primary care arrangements paid for by the state if DHHS implements the pilot, which the approved version of House Bill 5294 made optional.

 

After initially costing $800,000, the Direct Primary Care Services (DPCS) Medicaid Pilot would save the state $3.5 billion a year if fully implemented, state Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton) said in a press release following the bill’s passage on June 9.  The pilot also would provide enrollees with wraparound insurance: high-deductible coverage for non-primary care services excluded from the DPCS agreements.......To Read More.....