A new Medicare program offers some beneficiaries GLP-1 drugs at just $50 a month for weight loss, but the program is temporary, and eligibility rules could shut out many patients.
Michigan Health Watch
In-depth reporting on the intersection between public policy and important health topics ‒ such as insurance coverage, hospital admissions, opioid abuse, access to care, medical research and the business of health care ‒ that impact nearly every Michigan resident.
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As health care costs rise, could Michigan offer its own insurance?
Senate Democrats once again are floating a plan to replace the federal health insurance exchange with one run by Michigan, a first step toward the state offering its own ‘basic health plan.’
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Michigan forgives $200M in medical debt. Should it help prevent debt instead?
About 690,000 Michigan residents have some form of medical debt. The state has put up $4.5 million to erase some of it.
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Hospice program gives veterans final salute from fellow Michigan veterans
As Vietnam veterans age, Hospice of Michigan’s veteran volunteers honor their service.
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Michigan universities can’t study dispensary pot on campus. MSU went mobile
Federal cannabis restrictions make the drug extremely difficult for researchers to study. That means many of its health effects — positive and negative — have gone uncharted.
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Michigan’s drug fight relies on harm reduction. RFK Jr. says it doesn’t work
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stopped in southeast Michigan Wednesday to announce a multimillion-dollar effort that shifts gears in the nation’s drug fight — away from harm reduction, while leaning in to spirituality and faith
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Do Michigan parents have a right to see everything in kids’ medical records?
In Michigan, parents may face limited access to certain medical records, such as substance abuse treatment, as their children get older. State Rep. Joe Aragona, R-Clinton Township, would change that.
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More people are using AI for medical advice. Here’s what to know
While artificial intelligence can offer advice on health concerns, doctors say there’s no replacement for physician visits.
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Michigan Blue Cross to limit mental health benefit. Will thousands lose care?
Beginning March 1, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will no longer pay for counseling services provided in a private office by limited license providers.
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Michigan drug deaths drop, but lawmakers question disjointed opioid efforts
Michigan lawmakers grilled a Whitmer administration official about poor coordination between county and state efforts to blunt the opioid epidemic.