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Which Medicaid managed care plans do home care agencies contract with in Michigan?
Last verified October 17, 2026 · All Michigan resources
Michigan delivers some long-term services and supports through 25 managed care plans in MI Choice Waiver (run by regional waiver agencies) and MI Coordinated Health (integrated plans for dual eligibles, successor to MI Health Link), and pays for the rest fee-for-service. Michigan's MI Choice Waiver, which provides in-home services for older adults and adults with disabilities who need nursing home level care, is run by regional waiver agencies that contract with home care providers in their area. Dual eligibles can also enroll in MI Coordinated Health, the integrated Medicare-Medicaid plan that replaced MI Health Link in 2026, in the regions where it operates. The state plan Home Help personal care program is paid by MDHHS directly, not through a plan.
Which plans are there?
- Detroit Area Agency on Aging (MI Choice, Region 1A)
- Area Agency on Aging 1-B/AgeWays Non-Profit Senior Services (MI Choice, Region 1B)
- The Senior Alliance (MI Choice, Region 1C)
- WellWise Services/Region 2 Area Agency on Aging (MI Choice, Region 2)
- Region 3B Area Agency on Aging/CareWell Services Southwest (MI Choice, Regions 3 and 4)
- Region IV Area Agency on Aging (MI Choice, Region 4)
- Valley Area Agency on Aging (MI Choice, Region 5)
- Tri-County Office on Aging (MI Choice, Region 6)
- A&D Home Health Care, Inc. (MI Choice, Region 7)
- Region VII Area Agency on Aging (MI Choice, Region 7)
- Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan, Inc. (MI Choice, Region 8)
- Reliance Community Care Partners (MI Choice, Regions 8, 10 and 14)
- Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency (NEMCSA) (MI Choice, Region 9)
- Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan (MI Choice, Region 10)
- UPCAP (MI Choice, Region 11)
- Senior Resources (MI Choice, Region 14)
- Aetna Better Health of Michigan Inc. (MI Coordinated Health)
- AmeriHealth Michigan, Inc. (MI Coordinated Health)
- HAP CareSource (MI Coordinated Health)
- Humana Medical Plan of Michigan, Inc. (MI Coordinated Health)
- Meridian Health Plan of Michigan, Inc. (MI Coordinated Health)
- Molina Healthcare of Michigan, Inc. (MI Coordinated Health)
- Priority Health Choice, Inc. (MI Coordinated Health)
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, Inc. (MI Coordinated Health)
- Upper Peninsula Health Plan, LLC (MI Coordinated Health)
Each MI Choice waiver agency serves a fixed set of counties, and some regions have two agencies. MI Coordinated Health launched January 1, 2026 in Prosperity Regions 1 (Upper Peninsula), 8 (Southwest) and 10 (Detroit Metro: Macomb, Wayne) and is scheduled to expand statewide on January 1, 2027, with plans assigned by region.
For the programs that pay for home care, see Michigan Medicaid waivers.
What should you confirm with the state?
MI Coordinated Health expands statewide in January 2027, so plan options outside Regions 1, 8 and 10 will change.
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