For Sarah Abend, Medicaid isn’t a policy debate. It’s about a “moral obligation” to ensure everyone has access to health care—including teachers, artists, and service workers.
Dawn Calnen, the executive director of the Arc of Oakland County, says Republican-led cuts to Medicaid could force people with disabilities out of their communities and back into institutions.
State Rep. Carrie Rheingans says Republicans in Congress are pushing for cuts to Medicaid that “no one voted for”—cuts that would close rural hospitals and nursing homes.
As the US Senate debates drastic cuts to the Medicaid program under the GOP’s “big beautiful bill,” Michiganders are stepping up to share what’s at stake.
A Michigan physician warns of the wide-reaching impacts of cuts to Medicaid.
Michiganders are speaking out against Republican-led cuts to federal food assistance programs, warning the changes would leave thousands of families without enough to eat.
One Michigan mom wants Rep. John James to consider families like hers before cutting Medicaid benefits.
New research from Harvard Medical School shows that cannabis users aren't at greater risk of emphysema or lung damage. Tobacco users, though? Not so lucky.
US Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet are warning about a Republican-backed budget that would gut Medicaid, raise health care costs, and strip coverage from thousands of Michiganders.
Parents, doctors, and health officials are warning that proposed federal Medicaid cuts would threaten children’s lives and dismantle essential services across the state.
