Health and Human Services
Subcommittee Testimony
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Subcommittee Hearing Testimony
2021
March 3, 2021
- MDHHS Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities Administration - FY 2022 Budget Executive Recommendation
- MDHHS State Hospital Administration - FY 2022 Budget Executive Recommendation
- Behavioral Health and State Hospitals by: Sean Bennett, Civil Rights Advocate
- Mental Health Association in Michigan by: Marianne Huff, President and CEO
- Lansing Police Department by: Jan Bidwell, LMSW
February 24, 2021
- MDHHS Children's Services Administration - FY 2022 Budget Executive Recommendation
- MDHHS Economic Stability Administration - FY 2022 Budget Executive Recommendation
February 17, 2021
- MDHHS FY 2021-22 Budget Executive Recommendation
- MDHHS Aging and Adult Services Agency FY 2021-22 Executive Budget Recommendation by: Dr. Alex Travis, Senior Deputy Director, Aging and Adult Services Agency, Farah A. Hanley, Senior Deputy Director, Financial Operations Administration
February 3, 2021
- Michigan Public Health Institute Presentation by: Dr. Renee Canady
2020
- Michigan’s Behavioral & Opioid Health Homes by: Allen Jansen, Senior Deputy Director, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration; Jon G. Villasurda, Jr. , MPH, State Assistant Administrator, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration
- HCAM COVID-19 Outbreaks in Nuring Homes
- Medical Services Administration by: Kate Massey, Senior Deputy Director, Medical Services Administration and Farah A. Hanley, Senior Deputy Director, Financial Operations Administration
- Mental Health Policy and Administration Reforms by: Sean Bennett, Civil Rights and Mental Health Policy Advocate
- Testimony from Ellen Sinnott
- Senior Volunteer Program
- Michigan Poison Center - Wayne State University
- Michigan Assisted Living Association
- Retired and Senior Volunteer Programs of Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Counties
- Autism Alliance of Michigan by: Colleen Allen, PhD, President and CEO
- Silver Key Coalition by: Tammy Lemmer, Community Relations Director for the Tri-County Office on Aging., Katie Wendel, Area Agency on Aging 1-B and Lisa Wideman Meals on Wheels Western Michigan
- The Long Road to Nowhere by: Jenny H. Thomas, MaEd, MA-VRTM
- Testimony from Barb Burton
- Testimony from Linda Kristensen
- Testimony from Lisa Sain
- Testimony from Leading Age in Michigan
- Testimony from Frances Merryman, Sister of James Albin
- Testimony from Karen and Sondra Kehrwecker
- Testimony from The Arc Michigan
- Michigan Mental Health Association by: Marianne Huff, President and CEO
- Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan
- Michigan's Children - Budget Basics for Child and Family Advocates
- Michigan Network for Youth and Families by: Benjamin R. Moe, LMSW, Executive Director
- Michigan League for Public Policy by: Gilda Z. Jacobs, President and CEO
- Michigan Alliance for Lead Safe Holmes by: Tina Reynolds, Health Policy Director, Michigan Environmental Council
- Grass Roots Advocacy Committee for the Lakeshore Region
- Ann Braford's Story
- Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence Presentation
- Rosalie Austin's Story
- MDHHS Public Health FY 2020-21 Executive Budget Recommendation by: Joneigh Khaldun, Chief Medical Executive and Chief Deputy Director for Health, Farah A. Hanley, Senior Deputy Director, Financial Operations Administration
- MDHHS Health Policy and Planning Administration FY 2020-21 Executive Budget Recommendation by: Sarah Esty, Senior Deputy Director, Policy and Planning Administration, Farah A. Hanley, Senior Deputy Director, Financial Operations Administration
- MDHHS Aging and Adult Services Agency FY 2020-21 Executive Budget Recommendation by: Dr. Alex Travis, Senior Deputy Director, Aging and Adult Services Agency, Farah A. Hanley, Senior Deputy Director, Financial Operations Administration
- MDHHS Children's Services Administration - FY 2021 Budget Executive Recommendation
- MDHHS Economic Stability Administration - FY 2021 Budget Executive Recommendation
- MDHHS Strategic Integration Administration - FY 2021 Budget Executive Recommendation
- MDHHS FY 2021 Budget Executive Recommendation
- MDHHS FY 2021 Budget Executive Recommendation - Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration by: George Mellos, MD, Senior Deputy Director, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration; Farah A. Hanley, Senior Deputy Director, Financial Operaitons Administration, Sara Esty, Senior Deputy Director, Policy and Planning Administration
- Parent/Professional Advocacy League
- Human Trafficking and ACEs by: Ruth Rondon
June 9, 2020
March 11, 2020
March 9, 2020
March 4, 2020
February 26, 2020
February 19, 2020
January 9, 2020
2019
- Michigan's Public Health System: A New Approach by: Robert Gordon, Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Mosaic Counseling
- Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
- Residential Opportunities Inc.
- Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHPs) by: Bradley P. Casemore, CEO Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health and Joe Sedlock, CEO Mid-State Health Network
- North Country Community Mental Health Authority by: Christine Gebhard, Chief Executive Officer
- Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network
- Children's Center of Wayne County
- The Arc of Michigan by: Dohn Hoyle
- Hope Network by: Tim Becker, Chief Operating Officer, Hope Network
- Michigan State Medical Society by: Angela L. Pinheiro, MD,JD, Michigan State Medical Society
- Elizabeth W. Bauer Testimony
- Parent Alliance Metro Detroit by: Robert White
- Livingston County CMH by: Connie Conklin, Executive Director
- Ascension of Michigan by: Jarrett M. Schroeder, MD, Chief of Behavioral Health Services
- House Club House by: Darlenne Jarbou, Advisory Board Member our House Club House
- Tammy Yeomans Testimony
- Trinity Health Presentation by: Shannon Striebich and Kristyn Spangler, Trinity Health
- Statewide Collaboration by: Annette Downey, Executive Director and CEO and Anya Eliassen, Chief Financial Officer, Oakland Community Health Network
- Mental Health Association of Michigan by: Mark Reinstein, Mental Health Association in Michigan
- Macomb Oakland Regional Center by: Dennis Bott, Macomb Oakland Regional Center
- Mental Health Funding by: Mac Miller, Retired Livingston County CMH Director
- Public Behavioral Health System by: Pamela Casper
- Adoptive Family Support Network by: Brooke VanProoyen, Shelley Garcia, Deidra Artecki
- Michigan Mental Health Code and Care by: Sean Bennett, Civil Rights and Mental Health Policy Advocate
- Behavioral Health by: Adam Carlson, Senior Director, Government and Political Affairs and Laura Appel, Chief Innovation Officer and Senior Vice President
- Behavioral Health Integration Discussion by: Thomas Betlach, Former Medicaid Director in Arizona
- Community Mental Health Association of Michigan by: Robert Sheehan, CEO, and Alan Bolter, Associate Director, Comunity Mental Health Association of Michigan
- Behavioral Health Administration and Health Organization by: Kevin Koorstra, Deputy Director, House Fiscal Agency
- Behavioral Health Financing Overview by: James K. Haveman, Former Director, Michigan Department of Mental Health and Michigan Department of Community Health
- Behavioral Health Financing Overview by: Jeff Patton, Chief Executive Officer, Intergrated Services of Kalamazoo
- DHHS All Public Testimony
- DHHS All Public Testimony from Washtenaw County
- Oakland Community Health Network
- MDHHS Strategic Integration Administration Overview - Fiscal Year 2020
- MDHHS Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Fiscal Year 2020
- MDHHS - Aging and Adult Services Agency - Fiscal Year 2020
- MDHHS - Population Health Administration Fiscal Year 2020
- Legislative Transfers 2019-2 - DHHS
- Michigan Senior Volunteer Programs
- Michigan Assisted Living Association by: Bob Stein
- Testimony on Children with Development Disabilities by: Rochelle Stoler
- Elder Law of Michigan
- Michigan Elder Justice Initiative by: Dan Wojciak
- Silver Key Coalition
- The ARC Livingston
- Michigan Guardianship Association
- Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan
- Developmental Disabilites by: Maureen Forrest, MD
- Alzheimer's Association
- Residential Opportunities Inc.
- IXR - NEMT Electrification Mobility Project by: Ray Smith
- National Kidney Foundation
- Medical Services Administration Pharmacy Benefit Management and Rebates by: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Michigan Association of Health Plans - RX
- Medicaid and RX Medicines by: PhRMA
- PBM 101 - Generic Drugs by: Michigan Pharmacists
- MDHHS - Children's Services Agency Presentation Fiscal Year 2020
- MDHHS - Field Operations Administration Overview Fiscal Year 2020
- MDHHS Department Overview by: Robert Gordon, Director
- MDHHS Overview of the Section 298 Initiative by: Phil Kurdunowicz
- Prevention Prepared Communities Presentation by: Larry Scott
- MDHHS Opioid Crisis Overview and MDHHS Response by: Jared Welehodsky
- CMHA: Michigan's Mental Health andd Susbstance Use Disorders System
- Department of Health and Human Services Information Technology Expenditures Memorandum by: Kent Dell, Fiscal Analyst
- MDHHS Children's Services Agency - Child Welfare Overview
- Wellspring Lutheran Services
- Michigan Federation For Children and Families
- Association of Accredited Child and Family Agencies
- Medicaid Summary - Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Michigan Association of Health Plans
- Blue Cross Complete Medicaid Managed Care Health Plan
- MDHHS Aging and Adult Services
- MDHHS Policy, Planning and Legislative Services Administration
- MDHHS Population Health Administration
- Public Testimony - All
- MDHHS Public Assistance and Field Operations Presentation
- Michigan League for Public Policy Presentation
- MiCAFE Tatro
- Aging and Adult Services Agency Presentation - Fiscal Year 2018 Presentation
- Population Health Administration Fiscal Year 2018 Presentation
- Policy, Planning and Legislative Affairs Fiscal Year 2018 Presentation
- Shelter Association of Washtenaw Coounty - Robert J. Delonis Center testimony by Ellen Schulmeister, Executive Director
- Holland Rescue Mission - Linda Bazan Testimony
- Schongerger Testimony
- Department of Health and Human Services Field Operations Administration Overview - Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Presentation
- Michigan League for Public Policy Memorandum on FY 2018 Budget for Health and Human Services
- Department of Health and Human Services FY 2018 Budget Overview Presentation by Nick Lyon, Director
- Department of Health and Human Services Business Integration Center Overview - Fiscal Year 2018
- Department Overview by Department of Health and Human Services [870K]
- Information Technology Overview by Department of Health and Human Services [685K]
- Preliminary Summary of Executive Recommendation for FY 2017 by House Fiscal Agency [105K]
- November 12, 2015 Human Services Subcommittee Documents [580K]. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Presentation on The River of Opportunity - Integrated Service Delivery in Michigan and Strategic Plan, submitted at the November 12, 2015 Health and Human Services Subcommittee meeting.
- October 27, 2015 Human Services Subcommittee Documents [47K]. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Presentation on FY 2016 Office Projects, submitted at the October 27, 2015 Human Services Subcommittee meeting.
- March 9, 2015 DCH Subcommittee Documents [752K]. Public Testimony submitted at the March 9, 2015 meeting for the House Appropriations on Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 10, 2015 DCH Subcommittee Documents [163K]. Health Policy and Innovation Crime Victims Fiscal Year 2016 presentation by Elizabeth Hertel, Health Policy Director and Farah Hanley, Deputy Director, Operations submitted at the March 10, 2015 meeting for the House Appropriations on Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 10, 2015 DCH Subcommittee Documents [187K]. Public Health Administration Fiscal Year 2016 presentation by Susan Moran, Senior Deputy Director, Public Health and Farah Hanley, Senior Deputy Director, Operations submitted at the March 10, 2015 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 3, 2015 DCH Subcommittee Documents [557K]. Office of Services to the Aging, Fiscal Year 2016 presentation by Kari Sederburg, Director of Office of Services to the Aging and Farah Hanley, Senior Deputy Director, Operations, submitted at the March 3, 2015 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 3, 2015 DCH Subcommittee Documents [177K]. Medical Services Administration, Fiscal Year 2016 presentation by Steve Fitton, Senior Deputy, MSA and Farah Hanley, Senior Deputy, Operations, submitted at the March 3, 2015 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 2, 2015 DCH Subcommittee Documents [429K]. Behavioral Health and Medicaid Testimony, submitted at the March 2, 2015 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 26, 2015 DCH Subcommittee Documents [576K]. The River of Opportunity Presentation - DCH and DHS Merger, Nick Lyon, Director, submitted at the February 26, 2015, meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 24, 2015 DCH Subcommittee Documents [203K]. Presentation on Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities Administration for Fiscal Year 2016 from Lynda Zeller, Senior Deputy Director Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and Farah Hanley, Senior Deputy Director, Operations submitted at the February 24, 2015 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 24, 2015 DCH Subcommittee Documents [106K]. Written testimony on Foster Care and CMH Services from Daniel Nowiski, submitted at the February 24, 2015 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 17, 2015 DCH Subcommittee Documents [106K]. Written testimony on the Executive Budget Recommendation for Community Health by Jim Casha, submitted at the February 17, 2015 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 17, 2015 DCH Subcommittee Documents [106K]. Written testimony on the Executive Budget Recommendation, Michigan Department of Community Health Overview, Fiscal Year 2016, submitted at the February 17, 2015 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 5, 2014 DCH Subcommittee Documents [282K]. Written testimony on the Behavorial Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Fiscal Year 2015, submitted at the March 5, 2014 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 5, 2014 DCH Subcommittee Documents [931K]. Written testimony submitted at the March 5, 2014 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 3, 2014 DCH Subcommittee Documents [4.11K]. Written testimony on the Behavorial Health Services and Medical Services, submitted at the March 3, 2014 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 26, 2014 DCH Subcommittee Documents [1.7K]. Written testimony on the Medical Services Administration - FY 2015, submitted at the February 26, 2014 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 24, 2014 DCH Subcommittee Documents [48K]. Written testimony on the Public Health - Department of Community Health submitted at the February 24, 2014 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 19, 2014 DCH Subcommittee Documents [245K]. Written testimony on the Public Health - Fiscal Year 2015, submitted at the February 19, 2014 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 19, 2014 DCH Subcommittee Documents [367K]. Written testimony on the Public Health - Office of Services to the Aging, submitted at the February 19, 2014 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 19, 2014 DCH Subcommittee Documents [88K]. Written testimony on the Office of Services to Aging - Department of Community Health Overview, Fiscal Year 2015 submitted at the February 19, 2014 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 19, 2014 DCH Subcommittee Documents [88K]. Written testimony on the Policy and Planning Crime Victims - Department of Community Health Overview, Fiscal Year 2015 submitted at the February 19, 2014 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 12, 2014 DCH Subcommittee Documents [88K]. Written testimony on the Executive Budget Recommendation - Department of Community Health Overview, Fiscal Year 2015 submitted at the February 12, 2014 meeting for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 6, 2013 DCH Subcommittee Documents [88K]. Written testimony submitted at the March 6, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 6, 2013 DCH Subcommittee Documents [952K]. Written testimony on Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration submitted at the March 6, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 6, 2013 DCH Subcommittee Documents [313K]. Written testimony on Office of Services to the Aging submitted at the March 6, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 4, 2013 DCH Subcommittee Documents [1,535K]. Written testimony submitted at the March 4, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 27, 2013 DCH Subcommittee Documents [1,688K]. Written testimony on Public Health submitted at the February 27, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 27, 2013 DCH Subcommittee Documents [887K]. Written testimony on Policy and Planning submitted at the February 27, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 25, 2013 DCH Subcommittee Documents [5,095K]. Written testimony submitted at the February 25, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 20, 2013 DCH Subcommittee Documents [1,861K]. Written testimony submitted at the February 20, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 13, 2013 DCH Subcommittee Documents [3,706K]. Written testimony submitted at the February 13, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 13, 2012 DCH Subcommittee Documents [3,706K]. Written testimony submitted at the March 13, 2012, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 12, 2012 DCH Subcommittee Documents [3,706K]. Written testimony submitted at the March 12, 2012, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 6, 2012 DCH Subcommittee Documents [3,706K]. Written testimony submitted at the March 6, 2012, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- March 5, 2012 DCH Subcommittee Documents [3,706K]. Written testimony submitted at the March 5, 2012, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 28, 2012 DCH Subcommittee Documents [3,706K]. Written testimony submitted at the February 28, 2012, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.
- February 21, 2012 DCH Subcommittee Documents [3,706K]. Written testimony submitted at the February 21, 2012, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health.