Stories tagged: "health care"

Commentary Alpena's DeAnn Roesner talks about how the Inflation Reduction Act will help her afford critical medications.
Commentary Opinion: “Seniors Finally Get Relief from High Drug Costs with the Inflation Reduction Act”

"I’m not the only senior forgoing filling their prescriptions; in fact I’m part of the one in four Americans who don’t take their medication as prescribed due to cost."

'Gander Reader 'Gander Reader September 27, 2022 4:55 pm EDT
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Courts Roe Is Dead. Michiganders Are Devastated. Republicans Are Celebrating.

Both sides of the aisle came out to condemn—or support—the decision

Hope O'Dell Hope O'Dell Kyle Kaminski Kyle Kaminski June 24, 2022 2:34 pm EDT
Family The crew of an Air Force C-17 begins to unload a plane load of baby formula at the Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Family Military Plane Carrying 78,000 Pounds of Baby Formula Arrives in US Under Biden’s Operation Fly Formula 

The shipment is just the first of many, and is enough to provide for 9,000 babies and 18,000 toddlers for one week, according to US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil May 24, 2022 6:04 pm EDT
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Healthcare Gov. Whitmer Expands Medicaid Coverage for Moms & Babies to 12 Months Postpartum

The expansion of coverage—made possible by President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan—is expected to help 35,000 pregnant and postpartum people in Michigan each year, according to the governor’s office.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil May 2, 2022 1:48 pm EDT
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Economy The White House Wants to Help People Burdened With Unpaid Medical Bills by Holding Shady Debt Collectors Accountable

The Biden-Harris administration has announced new actions to lessen the burden of medical debt and protect consumers from unfair and aggressive debt-collection practices.

Kaishi Chhabra Kaishi Chhabra April 14, 2022 12:12 pm EDT

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A young striker (left) with suffrage and labor activist Flora Dodge "Fola" La Follette (middle) and social reformer and missionary Rose Livingston (right) during a garment strike in New York City in 1913. (Library of Congress via Unsplash) Elections Here’s When Women (Finally) Got the Right to Vote in 50 Countries
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer attends an event with President Joe Biden in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Accountability Explainer: 3 More Men on Trial in ‘Heinous’ Plot to Kidnap Whitmer
Alpena's DeAnn Roesner talks about how the Inflation Reduction Act will help her afford critical medications. Commentary Opinion: “Seniors Finally Get Relief from High Drug Costs with the Inflation Reduction Act”
Making your conversation partner feel heard is important to change their mind. Culture 10 Tips to a Civil Conversation—and Actually Changing Someone’s Mind
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Courts A Still-Active 1931 Statute Could Soon Ban Abortions in Michigan. This Lawsuit Aims to Fix That.

“We believe that women in Michigan … have an affirmative right to make their own healthcare decisions, including whether or not they choose to have an abortion,” Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist told The ‘Gander.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans April 12, 2022 1:38 pm EDT
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Education This Tuition-Free Initiative Has Helped More Than 100,000 Michiganders in Less Than Two Years

Many Michiganders have used the pandemic to go back to school, with the help of two state programs promising free tuition. 

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans April 6, 2022 5:57 pm EDT