Stories tagged: "healthcare"

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Money This High-Risk Michigan Mother Has Spent Seven Months Waiting for Her Unemployment

This out-of-work Michigan mom feels like she’s fallen through the cracks since the pandemic started. Now the holidays are approaching fast.

Sherri Kolade Sherri Kolade October 23, 2020 3:23 pm EDT
Politics Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett meets with Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., not pictured, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)
Politics Michiganders Aren’t Buying Into Amy Coney Barrett. Here Are Their Top 4 Reasons.

If Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court Monday, protections for Black and queer Michiganders are just some of the rights endangered.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel October 23, 2020 2:51 pm EDT
Voting President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn., as moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News listens. (Jim Bourg/Pool via AP)
Voting 5 Debate Moments That Will Make You Vote ASAP

Michigan is being mischaracterized and its small businesses owners need help to continue supporting the community. Here are the debate takeaways that affect us most.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain Sherri Kolade Sherri Kolade October 23, 2020 12:20 pm EDT
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Healthcare The Deeply Personal Health Care Issues at the Center of Michigan’s Senate Race

We look at where Sen. Gary Peters and opponent John James stand on the health issues that matter most to Michiganders.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel October 15, 2020 11:23 am EDT
Healthcare Underinsured Michiganders encounter difficulties when it comes to trying to receive affordable care. (Shutterstock/AP)
Healthcare The Shocking Price of Staying Alive While Underinsured in Michigan

Underinsured Michiganders face such grim realities that Garret Levis moved 400 miles just to afford the care to keep him alive.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel September 17, 2020 6:05 pm EDT

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Benson, Whitmer and Nessel, masked, address Michiganders. Photos courtesy the Office of the Governor. Voting Michigan Leaders: Once Again We Reassure You That the November Election Is Safe, Accurate, and Fair
Detroit resident Emma Lockridge lives near 28 facilities that produce pollutants she, and others, have to breathe in. Environment Detroiters Are Fighting Back Against the Pervasive Pollution in Their Neighborhood
Make It Matter 2020 Elections The ‘Gander’s Guide to Voting in Michigan in 2020
Abdul El-Sayed youth vote Voting WATCH: Abdul El-Sayed on Why Michigan’s First-Time Voters Have More Power Than Ever
Law and Policy FILE - In a June 17, 2020, file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan's Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Whitmer has extended Michigan's coronavirus emergency through Sept. 4, enabling her to keep in place restrictions designed to curb COVID-19. The Democratic governor on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, pointed to an uptick in cases. Since nearly two months ago, the seven-day statewide average is up six-fold, to about 700. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)
Law and Policy Gov. Whitmer Vetoes Bill Expanding Healthcare Providers’ Immunity During Pandemic

Legal loopholes are the source of a back-and-forth between Michigan's governor and the State Legislature.

Associated Press Associated Press August 11, 2020 12:49 pm EDT
Healthcare Drs. Wael Dabaja, Madison Pham volunteer at the Wyandotte Clinic. Photo courtesy the Wyandotte Clinic for the Working Uninsured.
Healthcare As Michiganders Lose Health Insurance, This Downriver Clinic is Helping the Uninsured

The Wyandotte Clinic for the Working Uninsured has a very full calendar, but an uncertain financial future.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 27, 2020 10:38 am EDT