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House committee advances bill to let Medicaid reimburse hospital and community violence-intervention workers
Summary
The Michigan House Health Policy Committee advanced HB 6046 to allow Medicaid reimbursement for hospital‑based and community‑based community violence intervention (CVI) workers. Supporters said the change would sustain frontline CVI teams and shift some costs from local grants to federal Medicaid dollars.
The Michigan House Health Policy Committee on the motion of Representative Carter advanced HB 6046, a bill sponsored by Rep. Morse that would allow the state to seek Medicaid reimbursement for community violence intervention (CVI) workers who operate in hospitals and under community organizations. The committee voted to report the bill out, with the clerk announcing 12 yeas, 0 nays and 6 passes.
Sponsor Morse told the committee HB 6046 would “allow for the state to obtain Medicaid reimbursement for community violence intervention workers that are both hospital based and ... working under community orgs,” and directed the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to develop training and the administrative process to…
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