Overstressed and unpaid, 1.3M in Michigan care for relatives amid aging crisis

June 11, 2021

A closer look at the direct care crisis in Michigan, including mention of MI Choice, a self-direction program, that provides home and community-based services for about 15,000 Medicaid beneficiaries each year. The program has a waiting list of 1,800. AARP Michigan backs a proposal to add $6.3 million in state funds to the MI Choice program for the fiscal 2022 budget, which would add about 1,000 more slots. Read the full article here.