Rx Kids Is Working in Michigan

May 11, 2026

Republicans Matt Hall and Ann Bollin Want to Kill It.

LANSING, MI — The Rx Kids is helping new moms buy diapers, keep the lights on, recover after childbirth, and give their babies a stronger start in life.

Republican Reps. Matt Hall and Ann Bollin want to kill it.

New reporting from the Detroit Free Press and Michigan Advance shows the nation’s first community-wide prenatal and infant cash prescription program is delivering real results for Michigan families. A new study found Rx Kids led to a 32% drop in child welfare investigations among Flint infants in its first year.

The program works because it meets families where they are: $1,500 during pregnancy, followed by $500 monthly payments after birth to help cover the basics during one of the most financially vulnerable moments in a family’s life.

But instead of backing a program that helps parents afford rent, groceries, utilities, diapers, transportation, and baby supplies, Hall and Bollin are trying to strip all $20 million in state funding from the program at a time when Michigan families are already stretched thin due to Trump’s disastrous economic policies.

“Michigan Republicans love to talk about being pro-family until it’s time to actually help families,” said Amber Gantt, MHDF spokesperson. “Rx Kids is helping parents afford diapers, keep the lights on, recover after childbirth, and give their babies a stronger start in life — and Republicans want to rip it away. It’s cruel, out of touch, and exactly why Michigan voters will be rejecting this Republican agenda this November.”