Mich. Lawmakers Give Final OK To Expand Medicaid
The GOP-led House approved expanding the government health insurance program to nearly a half-million Michigan residents.
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The GOP-led House approved expanding the government health insurance program to nearly a half-million Michigan residents.
Employers looking to hire high-quality, experienced employees in full-time, part-time, internship and co-op positions can find them at the Wayne State University College of Engineering's upcoming career fairs on Thursday, Oct. 3 and Thursday, Oct. 10.
Wayne County is holding its annual back-to-school Health and Safety Fun Fest.
The measure has its share of fans and critics across Michigan as detailed in the CBS 62 "Eye on the Future" prime time TV special "The Health Care Act and You," which airs 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Four Michigan organizations are getting $2.5 million from the federal government to help people sign up for insurance under Obamacare.
Seven in 10 uninsured Americans with pre-existing conditions still haven't figured out whether they'll buy health insurance.
This is all over the news. Doctor gives false cancer diagnosis to patients. What a total loser! He is charged in a multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme. His treatments were over the top even if they really did have cancer. This is disgusting. Do you have a health care horror story? Even been misdiagnosed? Do you have trust issues with the medical industry?
State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr wants to streamline 20 different health care plans available to Detroit municipal employees -- down to one individual plan, as part of his financial restructuring of the city.
Blue Cross Blue Shield is hosting free forums to help small business owners.
The new Patient's Bill of Rights protects many basic rights of Americans when it comes to personal health care and dealing with insurance companies.
While America has the most expensive health care system in the world, Americans do not live longer or have better health than people in most other developed countries.
Michigan's GOP Senate leader says he's tentatively planning to hold a vote in late August on Medicaid expansion legislation.
Covisint, a subsidiary of Compuware Corp. (Nasdaq: CPWR), announced that it has published a toolkit offering a comprehensive set of resources that outline the benefits of and uses for Direct messaging for key healthcare stakeholders.
Yet another delay in the federal health care overhaul may be good news for smokers.
The leader of the Michigan Senate may press ahead in search of a Medicaid expansion plan to pass muster with fellow Republicans, but it's clear he doesn't appreciate how the governor called the Senate out for refusing to vote.
Speaking live on WWJ, the governor says it's time to put emotions aside and work together toward a health care solution.
Sister Mary Ellen Howard, with Cabrini Clinic in Detroit, says there are about 200,000 people in Detroit who are uninsured.
The DMC is unveiling another part of its multi-million dollar expansion and renovation project.
State Democrats are putting pressure on Republicans to cut short their summer vacations and come back to work.
Chronically ill workers can get a nurse assigned to help guide them through the health care maze.
It's essentially do-or-die time if legislators are going to make hundreds of thousands of more adults eligible for government-funded health insurance in January under the federal health care law.
The Republican-crafted spending plan affects many corners of Michigan life -- from how much it will cost to hunt and fish, to fixing deteriorating roads, to lengthening the school year.
The Republican-led Michigan House voted late Thursday to make hundreds of thousands more low-income adults eligible for Medicaid, sending the legislation across the Capitol to a chamber where its prospects are less certain.
Right to Life of Michigan says taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for other people's abortions.
