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MEMBERS:
SEN. JOHN CHERRY, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JEFF IRWIN
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. VERONICA KLINEFELT
SEN. RICK OUTMAN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARK HUIZENGA
SEN. ROGER HAUCK
SEN. LANA THEIS
THE SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON
DHHS
SENATOR SYLVIA SANTANA
CHAIR
5600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-0990
DRAFT
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 20, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Appropriations Subcommittee on DHHS was
scheduled for Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 12:00 noon in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room of the 3rd
Floor.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m.. The Chair instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that
time, the following members were present: Chair Santana, Sen.(s) Cherry, Irwin, Bayer, Klinefelt, Outman, and
Huizenga.
At 12:03 p.m., Senator Theis entered the meeting. A quorum was now present.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding the impact of Federal Medicaid cuts:
- Meghan Groen, Senior Deputy Director of the Behavioral and Physical Health and Aging Services
Administration for DHHS and Erin Emerson, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Medicaid
Administrative Services for DHHS
- Philip Bergquist, CEO of the Michigan Primary Care Association; Julie Tatko, President and CEO of
Family Health Care; Lisa Rutledge, Special Projects Manager for Western Wayne Family Health Care;
and Farhan Bhatti, M.D., CEO of Care Free Medical
- Adam Carlson, Senior Vice President of Advocacy for the Michigan Health and Hospital Association
and Dr. Philip E. Rodgers, M.D., George A. Dean, M.D. Chair of Family Medicine, Professor, Family
Medicine and Internal Medicine, Co-Director, Adult Palliative Care Program, Michigan Medicine
- Richie Farran, Vice President of Government Services for the Health Care Association of Michigan
At 12:06 p.m., Senator Hauck entered the meeting. A quorum was now present.
At 12:43 p.m., Senator Hauck left the meeting.
At 1:28 p.m., Senators Cherry, Irwin, Bayer, Klinefelt, Outman, Huizenga and Theis left the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair made a motion to adjourn the committee at
1:39 p.m. Without objection, the committee was adjourned.