This medicine could be a miracle to those in wheelchairs. But it costs $750,000 per year, and state officials are deciding whether Medicaid will cover it.
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Posted inLand O Links
Land O Links
FROM LAKE TO HERE: Waukesha, Wis., wants to draw its city water supply from Lake Michigan under the provisions of a 2008 compact of Great Lakes states. (courtesy photo/used under Creative Commons license) *Waukesha, Wis., located about 15 miles west of Milwaukee’s Lake Michigan shoreline, wants to draw its water from the Great Lakes because […]
Posted inMichigan Government
Uninsured watch anxiously as Medicaid debate rolls on
HEALTH GAMBLE: Greg Hunt has diabetes, Addison’s Disease, a thyroid condition – and no health insurance. The Kent County man works and goes to school, but he has had to defer purchase of a prescription due to cost and has had major health bills that have gone unpaid. Advocates say Medicaid expansion in Michigan would […]
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan gets high marks for private management of Medicaid
While Medicaid is a public health program jointly funded by the federal and state governments, it has been largely managed by private health firms since the late 1990s in Michigan. (courtesy image/state of Michigan) About 30 years after Congress authorized Medicaid, then-Gov. John Engler launched reforms that would change the face of its coverage in […]
Posted inGuest Commentary
Just get it done on Medicaid expansion
EMERGENCY ACTION: Legislators need to act quickly on Gov. Rick Snyder’s agenda to expand the Medicaid health program, argues Marianne Udow-Phillips of the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation. On Feb. 6, Gov. Rick Snyder announced his support for expanding Medicaid as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act. In his announcement, he talked about how […]
Posted inLand O Links
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COSTLY COVERAGE: As Michigan debates aspects of the federal Affordable Care Act, new data shows that the bite of health insurance now takes $1 out of every $5 in household income in the state. (courtesy photo/used under Creative Commons license) *A point often lost in the debate over changes to health care: The status quo […]
Posted inPeter Luke: Eye on the Capitol
Snyder needs to tell Legislature that budget is far from finished
Peter Luke was a Lansing correspondent for Booth Newspapers for nearly 25 years, writing a weekly column for most of that time with a concentration on budget, tax and economic development policy issues. He is a graduate of Central Michigan University. A governor working in a politically divided government often has no choice but to […]
Posted inBrunch with Bridge
Oregon Medicaid study shows value of investment in mental health
CELEBRATE MENTAL HEALTH: Little of the coverage of the Oregon Medicaid study has noted the huge improvements in mental health for the insured vs. the uninsured, notes Marianne Udow-Phillips of the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation. (courtesy photo/used under Creative Commons license) Recent reports about a Medicaid experiment in Oregon reveal a major disconnect […]
Posted inGuest Commentary
State, citizens can’t treat dental care as a luxury
HEALTH POLICY: Michigan can’t continue to rely on an oral health policy built on charitable contributions from private dentists, argues Norm Palm. (courtesy photo/used under Creative Commons license) Any serious effort to provide dental care to underserved people in Michigan must better incorporate private practice dentists in the plan. A new survey released by the […]
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