Expanding long-term services and supports in Michigan

Expanding long-term services and supports in Michigan

CHRT shares an analysis of the State of Michigan’s long-term services and supports system along with options for expansion. In 2017, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services asked CHRT, Health Policy Matters (HPM), and Public Sector Consultants (PSC) to explore implementing managed long-term services and supports (LTSS). The three agencies suggest that the state’s current MI Health Link program could be adapted to provide quality long term services and supports because it already integrates physical health care and behavioral health care, and, therefore, could support an additional integration of LTSS. However, the team states more research is needed to determine what is the most optimal approach to launch a long-term services and supports program.