Consumer Reports: Americans On Meds Making Risky Health Care Tradeoffs
As a result of the flagging economy, Americans are making risky tradeoffs that could be dangerous to their health, according to Consumer Reports' annual prescription drug poll.
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As a result of the flagging economy, Americans are making risky tradeoffs that could be dangerous to their health, according to Consumer Reports' annual prescription drug poll.
Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into a law a measure that will require many public employees with local governments and schools in Michigan to pay more for their health insurance coverage.
Dr. Steven Shwedel is out to change lives by offering free smiles to anyone who needs dental work, as he hosts his third annual Dentistry From The Heart event on Saturday.
Governor Rick Snyder is defending his proposal to help Michigan shape up.
Gov. Rick Snyder wants to give a booster shot to Michigan's health care system by tackling obesity and getting more people into wellness programs.
An Autism Speaks spokesman hopes the state legislature acts quickly to approve Gov. Snyder's call to force health insurance to cover treatment for autistic kids.
It's a setback for Governor Rick Snyder and state lawmakers who want to hike the cost of health care benefits for retired state workers.
Lawmakers have approved a plan to force local governments and school districts to cap health care spending or risk losing state aid.
State lawmakers return to Lansing Wednesday and among the recent table topics, they'll decide if city and county workers across Michigan should be required to pay more for their health insurance.
High-tech medical monitoring devices, dozens of experimental programs sponsored by federal health care reform, and the constant drives for efficiency and cost-cutting by employers are all working to reduce waste in health care.
Michigan residents with health insurance could get hit this fall with a premium increase tied to a new assessment on health insurance claims.
Detroit-based Compuware Corp. (Nasdaq: CPWR) announced the launch of new Web site and mobile performance benchmarks for both health care and auto and property insurance providers.
Detroit-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has designated approximately 2,500 physicians in roughly 770 practices across the state as patient-centered medical homes, a 28 percent increase over the 1,800 designated PCMH physicians in 2010.
Health care prices in April 2011 were just 2.0 percent higher than in April 2010 -- the fourth consecutive month of 2 percent or less growth, according to this month's Health Sector Economic Indicator report released by Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending.
Belleville-based Applied Technology Methods and Practices, a health care technology and compliance firm, Tuesday announced expanded services to help health care businesses comply with government regulations such as HIPAA.
The U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services was in town Friday for a roundtable discussion on a national patient safety program.
Teachers will pay more in their own health care coverage. The district says the two-year deal will save 10-million dollars, ensuring that major programs won't be slashed.
Republicans who control the Michigan Senate are continuing their push to require public employees in the state to pay at least 20 percent of their health insurance premiums.
A longtime Detroit-area business consulting firm has added a health care practice and hired a veteran of the industry to lead its efforts among pharmaceutical and medical device companies
Mitt Romney, who's been exploring the possibility of a presidential run next year, is expected to lay out details on how he'd repeal last year's health care reform passed by Democrats in Congress.
Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corp. Wednesday announced the initiation of two Phase 3 trials evaluating its drug candidate NB-001 as a topical treatment for cold sores, a step forward in its over-the-counter drug licensing agreement with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
I received a letter in the mail that says, "You're receiving this letter to inform you that your insurance coverage was terminated resulting in No Coverage." Hmm…oddly enough, my paycheck stubs beg to differ.
Orion Township-based JEMS Technology said it had granted European distribution rights to its video-to-handheld technology to Genoa, Italy-based Hyla Soft.
Holland-based Fleetwood Group Electronics Monday announced the launch of a family of wireless real-time locating system products. The initial product, a personnel badge, is part of a real-time locating system used to help health care organizations communicate location and automated patient flow information, better manage resources and to track equipment as it is used throughout the building.
Enroll Michigan is launching a campaign Tuesday to spread the word about the state of Michigan's free or low-cost health insurance programs.
