Opinion: How Trump’s medical debt policy hurts people like me
With a rule to remove medical debt from credit reports on hold, this Michigan veteran is calling on Trump to act.
Jun
2025
17
HEALTHCARE
Jun
2025
16
Michigan hospitals at risk of closing if Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ passes
State officials from around the Great Lakes explain how Medicaid cuts will impact ‘Ganders—and the state’s economy.
Jun
2025
13
Michiganders say Trump’s cuts to food assistance could leave their families hungry
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.
Jun
2025
11
Opinion: Dear John James, Medicaid Is a lifeline. Please don’t let my family down
One Michigan mom wants Rep. John James to consider families like hers before cutting Medicaid benefits.
Jun
2025
9
Harvard study confirms what Michigan stoners already know about using weed
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.
Jun
2025
6
Slotkin blasts Trump’s plan to strip Americans of their healthcare at packed town hall in Lansing
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.
Jun
2025
4
‘A catastrophe for my family’: Michigan moms, doctors beg Republicans not to gut Medicaid
Parents, doctors, and health officials are warning that proposed federal Medicaid cuts would threaten children’s lives and dismantle essential services across the state.
May
2025
23
Whitmer: Republican Medicaid cuts will be detrimental for Michiganders
Michigan’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday evening that the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives’ budget bill—which passed Thursday morning—would have disastrous consequences for 2.6 million Michiganders.
May
2025
22
Michigan Republicans pass bill to carve out tax breaks for the wealthy atop health care cuts
Roughly 750,000 Michiganders are set to lose access to their healthcare coverage under Republican-led legislation approved Thursday morning in the US House.
May
2025
16
Opinion: Protect seniors, say no to funding cuts that hurt long-term care
Melissa Samuel, CEO of the Health Care Association of Michigan, shares how funding cuts would impact access to critical care for seniors.
