The state has money for drug treatment and recovery services. Now, it’s helping people get to those clinics.
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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Virus that causes 'slapped cheek’ disease in children on the rise, CDC warns
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory amid an uptick in highly transmissible human parvovirus B19 in the U.S. and Europe.
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Rite Aid confirms exit from Michigan market with latest store closings
Rite Aid has closed, or made plans to close more than 200 Michigan stores since October. Meanwhile, CVS is more slowly closing stores, and Walgreens will shrink its national footprint, too.
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What a peek into 150 Michigan bank accounts reveals about memory loss
Defying a long-held taboo, Peter Lichtenberg asked older Michiganders to open their bank accounts to him. What he found were sobering links between early memory loss and everyday budget decisions.
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Some opioid settlement funds may sit untouched in Michigan. Here’s why
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.
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Northern Michigan fights drugs with jobs. Can it work statewide?
A new program has success targeting twin crises: The worker shortage and opioid crisis, challenging old notions about the reliability of in-recovery workers. The state is paying attention.
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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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In Michigan’s vast UP, finding help for drugs is hard. So is finding solutions
Millions of dollars are coming to help the Upper Peninsula combat opioid addiction, but finding consensus among county governments to pool resources is difficult.
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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.