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Senate adopts resolution urging Congress to fully fund Medicaid after floor debate
Summary
Senate Resolution 50 urging the U.S. president and Congress to fully fund Medicaid was debated on the floor; Senator Hertel spoke in favor, Senator Runstead criticized the resolution as misinformation, and the Senate adopted the resolution by roll call (21-13, 3 excused).
The Michigan Senate on Tuesday adopted Senate Resolution 50, which urges the U.S. president and Congress to fully fund Medicaid and reject proposals that would reduce access and shift costs to states, providers and vulnerable individuals.
Senator Mallory Hertel delivered the resolution on the floor, arguing Medicaid supports one in four Michiganders, underpins hospitals and staff statewide and provides essential services ranging from immunizations to long-term care. Hertel warned that proposed federal changes tied to large tax proposals would slash Medicaid funding and harm seniors, veterans, people with disabilities and rural hospitals.
Senator Runstead disputed portions of the resolution on the floor, calling it “chock full of misinformation” and arguing that some proposed federal reforms are designed to preserve the program by curtailing improper payments; he referenced a figure he described as misspent dollars and criticized certain items removed from the budget, including funding for gender-affirming care for minors.
After debate the yeas and nays were ordered. The secretary announced the roll-call tally as recorded on the floor: 21 ayes, 13 nays and 3 excused. The resolution was adopted.
What happens next: the resolution expresses the Senate’s position and will be transmitted as a formal request directed at the president and Congress.
