Molina Medicaid and ChampVA in Michigan

Backstory: I currently am at 100% disability through the VA and because of that both of my kids have the Civilian Health and Medical Program (CHAMPVA). Because of the CHAMPVA they also automatically got put in Medicaid. They started both programs in 2017 with Molina Medicaid as their "provider." Some speed bumps along the way (CHAMPVA pays out first on medical claims and kept denying claims for the first year or so), but up until about 6 months ago it has been smooth.

6 months ago I took my daughter to pick up a prescription and the pharmacist informed me that my daughter no longer had Molina Medicaid. They billed straight Medicaid and it went through. I called Molina and they have no idea why she was taken off it. I had them check my son and he was still on it. I called MDHHS and they informed me she was taken off of the program in May of 2020, but there's been no notice or contact about it. I have called multiple times now to find out why this happened and the only consensus, after they disappear for 5 minutes, is that she's on a managed healthcare plan already (CHAMPVA) and no longer qualifies. I then inform them that CHAMPVA is not a managed health care plan (I called CHAMPVA and confirmed), but they don't know how to fix it or just leave it as "this is the way it is." I have also tried calling the local MDHHS office, but all I get is a voicemail. When I go on the MIBRIDGES website it shows Molina for myself and my son, but my daughter's plan says "ERROR" and has said that for the last 6 months.

I hope this all made sense. Any advice/tips/phone numbers would be appreciated. I've tried google, MDHHS phone, my caseworker's phone number for my local office, and Molina. I did also call during the insurance plan selection thing and they said they couldn't do anything.

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