Visit Hillsdale Hospital for one-on-one support as you sign up for healthcare coverage. Our Medicaid Specialist is here to help! You can visit her office on the ground floor of the hospital or call (517) 437-1723. Access our campus map online to prepare for your visit.

To mail in your Medicaid application, print one at michigan.gov/medicaid or pick one up at Hillsdale Hospital, 168 S. Howell St., Hillsdale, or the local MDHHS office, 40 Care Drive, Hillsdale. Once you’ve completed your application, mail it to the following address.

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Health Insurance Affordability Program
PO Box 8123
Royal Oak, MI 48068-9985

Ensure timely renewals by updating your contact information and checking your next renewal date at Michigan.gov/MIBridges.

When you receive a renewal packet from MDHHS, fill out the forms with any changes to your household or income. It’s important to be thorough and detailed in your reporting to maintain coverage.

Return the completed packet to your local MDHHS office by mail or in person, or submit it online. The packet will inform you of the due date, but if you miss the due date, your coverage will likely expire.

Your local MDHHS mailing address:
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Health Insurance Affordability Program
PO Box 8123
Royal Oak, MI 48068-9985

Starting January 1, 2027, recipients of the Healthy Michigan Medicaid plan will be required by federal law to report 80 hours of work or approved volunteer activities. Most Medicaid recipients will also be required to renew coverage every six months instead of annually, starting in 2027. Failure to submit the required reporting will result in losing coverage.

Who has to report work requirements?

• Healthy Michigan Plan recipients between the ages of 19 and 64 who are not exempt or excused.

How often is work reporting required?

• Once every six months before renewing coverage.
• If you are applying to receive coverage from the Healthy Michigan Plan, you must meet the new work requirements in the month before your coverage is scheduled to begin.

Who is exempt?

You may be exempt or excused if you are:

• Pregnant or up to 12 months postpartum
• A foster or former foster child under 26 years old
• American Indian or Alaska Native
• A veteran with a 100% rated disability
• A patient with complex health needs limiting ability to work (medically frail)
• In treatment for substance use
• Already subject to work requirements for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Family Independence Program)
• Already subject to work requirements for SNAP
• A parent or caregiver of a child 13 years old or younger who is a dependent
• A parent or caregiver of a person with a disability
• Recently released from jail or prison

What type of activities qualify?

• Working a job
• Going to school
• Job training
• Volunteering/community service