Michigan budget removes dedicated $20M Rx Kids appropriation House speaker, program founder split on how, and whether, motherhood program will be fundedMichigan’s enacted 2027 budget eliminates a dedicated $20 million appropriation for Rx Kids, raising questions about how the program will be funded. The final budget removes a dedicated appropriation that Rx Kids has received from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF funds. Rx Kids, launched in Flint in 2024, provides eligible mothers a $1,500 pregnancy payment followed by $500 monthly payments after birth, for up to 12 months. “It’s less about the future of Rx Kids and more about the future of these other programs. Rx Kids, he added, is not eligible to receive money from those line items.