Health insurers vow to speed approval of medical care
Some of the nation's health insurers say they're taking steps to speed the process by which doctors approve medical care.
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Some of the nation's health insurers say they're taking steps to speed the process by which doctors approve medical care.
Michigan is recording its lowest infant mortality in history, with a combination of health initiatives credited for pushing up survival rates.
The Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee's law restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youth does not violate the 14th Amendment.
Workers at five Ciena Healthcare facilities in Metro Detroit are taking part in a one-day strike Tuesday.
Regeneron, a biotech company, will acquire 23andMe for $256 million and vowed to comply with the genetic testing company's privacy policies.
As Congress prepares to consider massive cuts to health care and social services, those changes could spell significant changes for families in Michigan, particularly within the immigrant community.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor in 2026 and sharing new anecdotes in her upcoming political memoir, "The Purposeful Warrior," including her experience with miscarriage.
According to tax data from the Henry Ford Health system, the organization collected over $16 million from patients who were eligible for community benefits in 2022.
The Affordable Care Act requires health insurers and group health plans to cover certain preventive-care services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force at no cost to patients.
During Black Maternal Health Week, a national campaign to raise awareness and improve outcomes for Black mothers, the Detroit-based organization Mothering Justice is spotlighting what happens when advocacy turns into action.
There haven't been any cases reported this year in Washtenaw County, but if one does pop up, it could put your child's health and education at risk.
Michigan solidified the right to an abortion in the state constitution back in 2022, but abortion rights advocates say there's still work to be done.
More than 2,000 PECSH union members at U-M Health Sparrow have a new contract, effective immediately.
Michigan pharmacists will be able to directly prescribe birth control under legislation signed by Gov. Whitmer.
Employees have until the end of January to accept the offer.
Ninety-six percent of online pharmacies were found to violate the law, meaning they were operating without a license and selling medications without prescriptions.
Wayne County is erasing $27 million in medical debt for more than 46,000 county residents.
Luigi Mangione will be represented by Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who was a high-ranking deputy in the Manhattan district attorney's office for years before entering private practice.
Consumers are venting frustrations about health insurance in wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder. Costs have outpaced inflation for years.
At the end of 2025, Michigan Medicine will discontinue the University of Michigan Health Plan.
A 71-year-old Oakland County woman has been convicted for her role in a health care kickback scheme that costed Medicare $1.4 million, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
African Americans make up about 14% of the population, but they represent just 5.2% of doctors nationwide.
The United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals union voted to authorize a strike at Michigan Medicine after failing to reach a bargaining agreement.
CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch has stepped down and is being replaced by David Joyner amid struggles with rising costs.
Among new mothers in the U.S., 1 in 8 suffer from postpartum depression, according to the CDC.
