Oakland County will use $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars, or COVID relief funds, to work with a national nonprofit, RIP Medical Debt, that will pay off medical debt for pennies on the dollar.
For three years, Michigan’s autumn has meant a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. This year, the rise and severity of the virus is looking far more benign, leaving far more room for guarded optimism.
More than 3-in-10 Michigan students are chronically absent, missing 18 or more days of school during the year. See high absentee rates in your school district.
Federal pandemic funds helped child care providers raise salaries, buy new supplies and pay bills. They also boosted payments to childcare providers so parents could go to work. The funding ends Saturday.
From 2019 to 2022, median household income in Michigan rose $7,400 — but high inflation turned that gain into an $1,800 drop in buying power and lowered the state’s median household income to 37th in the nation.
As part of an effort to tamp down the spread of respiratory viruses before they take hold, the Biden administration is reopening a program to send free tests to the nation’s households.
As the weather cools and viruses circulate, health experts note that Michiganders have three different vaccines to protect them from respiratory illness.
The new shots are one part of a new triple-vaccine protection against three respiratory threats: COVID, flu and RSV. Here’s what the experts say about which groups should get what.
The newly formulated COVID vaccine is designed to take a swing at more recent variants as the fall respiratory season arrives. Final approval and guidance from the CDC is expected on Tuesday.
Confirmed cases and hospitalizations are on the rise yet again, but deaths remain low because of better treatments. Also, symptoms in this latest wave seem mild.
Schools are starting to ramp down federally funded catch-up efforts, even though students have not yet fully recovered academically from pandemic-era disruptions.
The percentage of Detroit Public Schools Community District students and students in city charters who achieved grade-level proficiency on the M-STEP exam was up in most grades and subject areas.
The end of summer signals a new season — one of respiratory diseases. As cases and hospitalizations tick upward, here’s a short, smart update on new variants, new vaccines and the latest advice to stay safe.
Results from the spring standardized test, released Thursday, show continuing challenges after three years of COVID disruptions. But there were also a few gains from the previous year. See how your school district fared.
A Washtenaw County resident is the first in Michigan with a confirmed case of BA.2.86, a variant that worries doctors because of mutations that possibly could make it resistant to existing vaccines.
A flurry of news about vaccines and boosters adds to family to-do lists as schools prepare to reopen for a new year. Bridge turned to four medical experts to help parents (and college students) sort through it.
Cases are increasing nationwide, and Michigan has followed suit. But hospitalizations remain low, and doctors say the uptick is still a far cry from the worst days of the pandemic.
Next year’s budget fully funds local public health for the first time in decades. Now it’s time to beef up programming and staffing and work to restore trust and personal connections after a politicized pandemic.
The pandemic-induced labor market squeeze has created new opportunities for formerly incarcerated Michiganders. Experts say businesses have become increasingly open to hiring applicants with criminal records.
During the COVID pandemic, an unprecedented 3.1 million Michiganders were covered by Medicaid, the safety-net insurance program. The rule has expired, and Michigan is paring back its programs, with the first people losing coverage July 31.
