This page explains what to do if you are NOT exempt (excused), and you need to start reporting hours. Individuals who are NOT exempt (excused) should have received a letter from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services with the code B 19-48 during December.
Individuals who are exempt (excused) should receive a letter bearing the code number B 19-37, B 19-43, B 19-46, B 19-47, or B 19-49 from the Michigan Department of Health and Social Human Services (MDHHS) in January. Individuals who are NOT exempt (excused) should have received a letter with the code B 19-48 during December.
You will be required to work or do other activities, like job search, for at least 80 hours each month starting January 2020 in order to maintain your health insurance through the Healthy Michigan Plan. Starting in February you will report the previous month’s activity, beginning with your hours from January.
Unless you are exempt (excused), you must work or do other activities, like job search, for at least 80 hours each month in order to keep receiving health care benefits through Healthy Michigan Plan. You may use any combination of the following work or other activities to meet this requirement:
• Job, or income such as self-employment or pension income
• Job Search (such as searching for a job through Detroit at Work, completing a job-readiness workshop, developing a resume, or traveling to job fairs)
• High School completion, GED, or College classes
• Job training (training is available for many career paths, including skilled trades, healthcare, IT and manufacturing)
• Tribal employment program
• Rehab (substance abuse treatment)
• Volunteering or internship
Detroit at Work is available to assist you with meeting the Healthy Michigan Plan work requirements at any of our career centers located around the city (click here for addresses).
When you visit Detroit at Work, we can help you with reviewing what activities qualify for Health Michigan Plan work requirements. Once you have reviewed these activities, Detroit at Work can assist you with:
• Job search activities
o Advisement on career opportunities and career path planning
o Workshops including interview skills, writing a resume, completing online applications, working with computers, email and attachments, as well as many more
o Attending recruitment events
• Enrollment in eligible training programs (Detroit at Work provides access to a range of training programs, including skilled trades, manufacturing, IT, healthcare and others)
• Adult education to improve math or reading scores
• Referral to high school completion or GED programs
All of these above activities, and others, you can access through Detroit at Work, will be considered qualifying hours that can be reported to MDHHS.
There are three ways to tell MDHHS about qualifying activities to meet the monthly 80-hours requirement:
• Enter details of the qualifying hours by visiting the MI Bridges Portal. If you don’t have a MI Bridges profile, you can start one by visiting https://newmibridges.michigan.gov/s/isd-landing-page?language=en_US
o All Detroit at Work Career Centers have computers available for your use, along with staff trained in MI Bridges navigation
• Call the Healthy Michigan Plan Work Requirements and Exemption Reporting Line at 1-833-895-4355 (TTY 1-866-501-5656)
• Report your hours in person by visiting your local MDHHS office
At Detroit at Work, we recognize that these requirements may be difficult to follow.
Every year, we help thousands of Detroit residents find new careers, training opportunities, and other career-related supports, so allow us to help you protect your family’s Healthy Michigan Plan health care benefits by visiting one of our career centers today.
Our staff are ready and waiting to assist you. For locations of our career centers, click here or call (313) 962-WORK (9675)
You may be impacted if you…
• Are between the ages of 19 and 62, and…
• Have health care coverage through the Healthy Michigan Plan
• Don’t have a reason to be exempt (excused) from the new requirements
Individuals who are exempt (excused) should receive a letter bearing the code number B 19-37, B 19-43, B 19-46, B 19-47, or B 19-49 from the Michigan Department of Health and Social Human Services (MDHHS) in January. Individuals who are NOT exempt (excused) should have received a letter with the code B 19-48 during December. If you have not received a letter, you should check the information available showing the exemptions on the MDHHS website at https://www.michigan.gov/healthymiplan/0,5668,7-326-90904_90941---,00.h…
Alternatively, you can call the HMP Beneficiary Help Line on 1-800-642-3195 (TTY number 1-866-501-5656)
If you are not exempt (excused), you will need to comply with the HMP Work Requirements starting January 1, 2020 if you want to keep your Healthy Michigan Plan health care benefits.