Michigan Lawmakers Push to Expand Rx Kids, but Does ‘No Strings’ Cash Work? - Bridge Michigan

Michigan lawmakers push to expand Rx Kids, but does ‘no strings’ cash work? - Bridge Michigan

A Michigan Senate committee held a hearing Tuesday on expanding Rx Kids, which offers recipients $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 a month for their children in their first year of life.

Michigan mamas make the case for statewide expansion of cash-based assistance for babies

Quianna Jenkins poses for a photo with her children Keezley, Keelan and Keedrick. Aug. 12, 2025 | Photo by Kyle Davidson/Michigan AdvanceParents and advocates for maternal and child health filed into the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday as members of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services prepared to take testimony on a proposal to bring a cash-based program supporting pregnant parents and babies into state law.  The Rx Kids program opene…