2/11/14 - Livingston County residents who qualify for Medicaid under the recent expansion will be able to sign up for the service thanks to a new deal with Washtenaw County. More than 300,000 additional Michigan residents will qualify for Medicaid when expanded enrollment opens on April 1st. Livingston County Department of Public Health Director Diane McCormick says there should be about 5,000 local people newly eligible for Medicaid, and they will need help enrolling in the program in the coming months. A deal was approved by the Livingston County Board of Commissioners on February 3rd to allow Medicaid enrollment experts from Washtenaw County's health department to assist residents in the enrollment process. Those experts will come to Livingston County and help them enroll beginning in March, providing their knowledge to those who have little or no experience with Medicaid. The Medicaid expansion will shift costs from the state to the federal government, saving Michigan hundreds of millions of dollars annually. (TD)
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