This article is part of a larger project by The Michigan Daily News section’s Government beat. Reporters interviewed students and professionals from various industries to report on different aspects of Michigan’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget. Read the other stories here.
On Oct. 7, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Michigan state budget for the 2026 fiscal year into law. The budget includes numerous policy changes, several of which affect the Ann Arbor community. Among its many health care provisions, the budget allocates $2.7 billion in federal funding for health care across the state. The allocation aims to protect core Medicaid services in Michigan following President Donald Trump’s administration’s projected $911 billion cut to Medicaid in the federal budget.
In a press release, Whitmer said the budget amount is to ensure Michigan hospitals have the resources they need to stay open and continue serving patients amid significant cuts to health care…