To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Joshua Freeman, Director of Administration
title
RE: Approval of Genesee County's annual payments, in an amount not to exceed $1,847,054.00, to area hospitals for uncompensated care
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of Genesee County’s annual payments to area hospitals for uncompensated care.
BACKGROUND:
Annually, Genesee County provides payments to three local hospitals to offset the cost of uncompensated care.
DISCUSSION:
Funding is split to provide payments equal to each hospital’s percentage of the total uncompensated care within Genesee County. A spreadsheet is attached describing this breakdown. Approval of this resolution will authorize payments not to exceed $1,847,054.00
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
N/A
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
There is sufficient funding available in the Uninsured Health Services Millage fund balance. Payments will be made from 2230-255.01-835.007.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
N/A
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
N/A
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The Board of County Commissioners have prioritized a Healthy, Livable & Safe Community. Through this funding, the Board is helping to ensure access to quality health services to the most vulnerable in our community
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE It RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Director of Administration to authorize Genesee County’s annual payment to area hospitals for uncompensated care, in a total amount not to exceed $1,847,054.00 to be paid from the Uninsured Health Services Millage account 2230-255.01-835.007 as follows: $864,448.00 to Hurley Medical Center, $536,583.00 to McLaren Flint, and $446,023.00 to Henry Ford Genesys, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the August 12, 2026 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board).