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Through Executive Directive, Whitmer Aims to Lower Costs, and Manufacture Insulin in Michigan

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 4, 2022

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive to determine how the State of Michigan can lower the cost of insulin, including by developing its own manufacturing capabilities. Michigan is home to over 912,000…

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Michigan Democratic Party and Indivisible Groups to Hold 12+ Health Care Town Halls Across Michigan

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 13, 2017 0

by Paul Kenan This summer, Indivisible groups and the Michigan Democratic Party will host 12-plus health care town halls across Michigan. Republicans in Washington are working to pass plans that may rollback protections for pre-existing…

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Ann Arbor YMCA Offers Chronic Disease Prevention & Management

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 18, 2014 0

THIS FALL, THE Ann Arbor YMCA will offer an expanded schedule of Chronic Disease Prevention and Management programs, including: Livestrong® at the YMCA, Enhance®Fitness, Pedaling for Parkinson’s and the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program.…

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In Michigan and Other States, Affordable Care Act Subscriber Premiums Slated to Rise 2.7-21.6 Percent

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 8, 2014 0

by A2 Indy Staff HEALTH INSURANCE premiums are shooting up for most Michigan residents that purchase their own coverage in the first year after Obamacare, state insurers have reported. All insurers in the state are hiking their…

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Adventures Of A Grown-Up: The Devil is Always in the Details—Right?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 28, 2014 0

by J.H. Mae LIFE IS ALREADY messy and complicated. Why can’t the simple things be simple, straightforward and easy? I was thinking this while a pharmacist told me by brand new health provider had no idea who I was. She gave them my…

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Healthy Michigan Open Enrollment To Begin April 1 For Low-Income Families

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 31, 2014 0

GOVERNOR RICK SNYDER and the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) announced that the state’s Healthy Michigan Plan is prepared to begin accepting applications on April 1, 2014, ultimately providing healthcare coverage to nearly…

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Halbig v. Sebelius Could Be the Undoing of Obamacare

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 15, 2013 0

AT THE END of October, a federal judge denied a request from the Justice Department to dismiss a lawsuit aiming to block health care subsidies in states not running their own healthcare exchange sites. Put another way, if the plaintiffs in…

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At the University of Michigan Hospital, Top Administrators’ Salaries Skyrockets

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 10, 2012 1

REPUBLICANS, TEA PARTIERS and malcontents have blamed Obamacare for the rise in health insurance premiums. Republicans in Washington complain that Obamacare will result in soaring costs for health care providers. Progressive Washington DC…