Michigander says Congress has ‘moral obligation’ to protect Medicaid
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.
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.
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
Rachel Chapin of Fenton says that cutting Medicaid will push hospitals and staff across the state to their breaking point.
Despite the Supreme Court’s decision in US v. Skrmetti, LGBTQ+ advocates remind ‘Ganders that gender-affirming hormone therapy is safe in Michigan—and offer ways to keep communities updated.
With a rule to remove medical debt from credit reports on hold, this Michigan veteran is calling on Trump to act.
State officials from around the Great Lakes explain how Medicaid cuts will impact ‘Ganders—and the state’s economy.