Michigan Health Watch

Grand Blanc-based McLaren Health Care was hit earlier this month, part of a nationwide upswing in cyberattacks in health care.

Doulas serve as guides to new parents, providing support that medical experts heavily praise. Michigan Medicaid began covering their services in 2023, sparking hospital-based programs and expanding availability to under-resourced families.

As hundreds of Rite Aid stores close their doors and leave Michiganders with fewer options, experts across the state are helping Bridge answer questions about what to do about your prescriptions.

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act allowed Medicare to negotiate the prices for 10 common or costly drugs. Those savings — up to 76% on one drug — are on the way for Medicare beneficiaries.

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.  

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.

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.