Progressive victories in the midterm elections have reignited calls for ‘Medicare for All’ as voters struggle with rising healthcare costs, but critics warn of ‘huge’ political risks.
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Costs surge again for Michigan health insurance plans
Prices are going up 14.2% for health plans that individuals buy on their own. Employee-sponsored plans are expected to see rates rise as well.
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Critics condemn RFK Jr.’s claim in Michigan that Arabs ‘don’t produce science’
US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sparked controversy with comments about Arab contributions to science and literature. His remarks have been widely condemned as untrue and racially biased.
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Confused about Medicaid’s new rules and you? Michigan’s new tool can help
The rules are finally getting clearer about who will have to work — and who won’t — to keep their Medicaid coverage under the Republican-backed ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ passed last year. A new Michigan tool makes it even easier.
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Panel: Michigan healthcare costs are rising, complicated, but still fixable
A doctor, two researchers and a hospital leader sat down to untangle the complexities of soaring healthcare costs at the inaugural Bridge Michigan Issues Summit. The conclusion: Michigan can do this.
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Poll: Older Michiganders give Medicare little thought. That’s risky
As insurers withdraw Medicare Advantage plans from the market, those beneficiaries especially face big choices that include a rare opportunity.
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Over 2,300 Michigan ACA enrollees caught up in federal fraud sweep
The Trump administration announced in September it had cut 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from healthcare exchanges nationwide over allegations of fraud.
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167K Michiganders fell off SNAP since last summer
New work requirements and paperwork are making it harder for people to keep their food assistance benefits.
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Michigan’s biggest hospitals won’t say how much they collect in facility fees
Hospitals say they need the fees to stay solvent. Bridge asked the top largest how much they collect. None disclosed the amounts, but some offered partial answers.
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Hidden fees cost Michigan patients millions. Lawmakers push reforms
‘Facility fees’ are buried deep in bills and often include little explanation. Health officials say they need the money to stay afloat, but won’t divulge much about the charges. One expert calls them a ‘black box.’