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Michigan Council of Maternal and Child Health urges continued focus on Medicaid, behavioral health and immunizations
Summary
The Michigan Council of Maternal and Child Health highlighted infant mortality gains, concerns about adolescent behavioral health, declining childhood immunization rates amid a multi‑state measles outbreak, and the central role of Medicaid for maternal and child services.
Amy Zegman, policy director for the Michigan Council of Maternal and Child Health, told the House Health Policy Committee that sustained investments and statewide coordination are needed to continue recent progress in maternal and infant outcomes.
Zegman said Michigan’s infant mortality rate is “at the lowest on record, 6.1,” and urged the committee to sustain programs that have contributed to that decline. She described Michigan’s Perinatal Quality Collaborative structure — nine regional collaboratives — as a tool local officials and health systems use to review regional data and coordinate improvements in maternal and infant care.
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