CHRT graphic. CLICK TO ENLARGE In recent months, a conversation has burgeoned in health and public policy forums about the slowdown in the growth of health-care spending. We are all asking the same questions: Is this slowdown real? Are some of the past cost containment efforts and recent provisions in the federal Affordable Care […]
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MEDICAID MESS: Despite the Michigan Senate’s refusal to vote on his proposal to expand Medicaid health services, Gov. Rick Snyder said this week he has no plans to recall the Legislature from its summer break to work on the issue. (courtesy photo) *This was not the kind of national press Gov. Rick Snyder was expecting […]
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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 […]
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Guest commentary: 10 reasons to expand Medicaid in Michigan
EXPANSION RESULTS: Expanding Medicaid coverage in Michigan would mean 18,000 new jobs in Michigan, argues Mike Vizena. (courtesy photo/used under Creative Commons license) By Mike Vizena/Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards There are many reasons the Michigan Legislature should follow Gov. Rick Snyder’s lead on Medicaid expansion. Let me count the ways: 1. It […]
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Guest column: Medicaid expansion is good for Michigan small businesses
By Rob Fowler/SBAM The Small Business Association of Michigan supports the broadening of eligibility criteria to participate in the Medicaid program so that people under 138 percent of the poverty level can be covered. SBAM may be considered a surprising voice in support of this effort. However, I’ve been at the intersection of small business […]
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Anti-Stabenow ad overplays tax claim; foul, says Truth Squad
MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD ANALYSIS: “Debbie Stabenow’s Failing Record” and “Stabenow Is Failing Us” Who: Hardworking Americans Committee, a super PAC formed last month to oppose Stabenow What: TV and radio ad Truth Squad call: Foul Hardworking Americans Committee formed in September, listing Ann Arbor GOP consultant Stuart Sandler as treasurer and reporting $1 million in […]
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“Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom” –Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 19th century English poet. * We in Michigan all know that Gov. Rick Snyder is ga-ga over “dashboards” — sets of figures that show progress, or lack thereof, on economic or government service matters. Snyder wants to use state money […]
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