Proposed payouts in Kroger opioid settlement money vary from over $2 million for Wayne County — to $10.39 for Union Charter Township. The latest calculations reveal the complexity of what seems a windfall for the state in tackling the drug crisis.
Robin Erb
Robin Erb covers health care and aging for Bridge Michigan, focusing on a state that is aging faster than most. She has led investigations tracking opioid settlement money and health care worker shortages, and previously spent six years at the Detroit Free Press covering the Affordable Care Act and Michigan's Medicaid expansion. She holds a master's degree from Lourdes University in Toledo.
Robin and her husband raised two children in southeast Michigan — and have failed miserably at training their Beagle-Bassets.
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Michigan’s McLaren Health Care confirms cyberattack, asks for ‘patience’
McLaren Health Care on Wednesday confirmed that the ‘disruption to our information technology system’ it reported Tuesday was ‘the result of a criminal cyber attack.’
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Worn-out caregiver? Not alone. 1 in 3 Michigan women aged 50+ care for others
Women shoulder more of the responsibility of caregiving both nationally and in Michigan, according to a new poll. Half of caregivers don’t know about the longtime resource that could help them.
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Rite Aid closures in Michigan gain speed; 123 stores added since mid-June
Bankruptcy documents lay out Rite Aid’s shift to Michigan stores in its efforts to downsize.
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Desperate for child social workers, Michigan tries new tack: $20K for college
Social work students who promise to work in child welfare can get $5,000 a semester — up to $20,000 — under a new state program aimed at luring new child welfare workers. Unlike tuition loan forgiveness programs to recruit workers, the student decides how to spend the money.
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Michigan Medicine latest health care system to be hit by cyberattack
Information for nearly 57,000 patients may have been exposed when hackers were able to remotely access email accounts of three health system employees.
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COVID is up again in Michigan. Good luck finding more info (or free tests)
COVID appears on a steady increase again, but health officials stopped collecting data as it grew increasingly imprecise.
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Global technology outage impacts flights, health care systems in Michigan
Numerous flights at Detroit Metro Airport have been delayed and computers at Corewell Health, the state’s largest health care system, were impacted by Friday’s global software glitch.
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Michigan’s latest and last abortion report: Abortion increases 3.7%
Abortions increased for the seventh straight year in 2023. Out-of-state abortions accounted for 9% of procedures. A new law means Michigan won’t publish abortion stats after this year.
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Frustration, accusations in tense meeting about Michigan opioid funds
Several members of the Michigan Opioid Advisory Commission said addiction shouldn’t be partisan, but that politics are shutting them out of spending discussions.