On the recordMarch 9, 2017
If I might lend my voice on this and thank both of my colleagues. Senator Cantwell has been the leader in so many ways on innovation in the healthcare system as we debated next to each other in the Finance Committee on the Affordable Care Act. I wanted to share that in Michigan, where we expanded Medicaid, because of changes that have been made and work that is being done in the budget going forward in the new year, there is now close to $500 million more in the State of Michigan budget than was there before because of Medicaid expansion and the ability to manage healthcare risk. People have more healthcare coverage. We actually have 97 percent of the children in Michigan who can see a doctor today, which is incredible. At the same time the State is going to save close to $500 million in the coming year's budget.
