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Blue Cross, Michigan Medicine dispute leaves 300,000 patients in lurch
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (724+ words) Contract negotiations between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the University of Michigan Health system have stalled, which could leave about 300,000 patients out-of-network come July 1. The state's largest insurer, along with Blue Care Network, began notifying members Wednesday that…...
40,000 fewer Michiganders seek Affordable Care Act health insurance
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (402+ words) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports 491,565 Michigan residents signed up through HealthCare.gov or have been automatically renewed in plans since the start of the 2026 marketplace open enrollment period in November. The agency reported 531,083 people in the state had…...
Five reasons health insurance rates are rising so much in Michigan
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1425+ words) Michael Steinberg is "petrified" about finding coverage on the individual Affordable Care Act marketplace, where Michigan's insurers have raised rates more than 20% on average for 2026. The 62-year-old criminal defense attorney lives in West Bloomfield and needs insurance to cover medication…...
Michigan open enrollment: Here's how much health insurance rates are rising
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (630+ words) We're Close: $17,700 Raised, Just Over $12,000 to Go 222 readers have invested in community-centered journalism. With just days left, every contribution helps us reach our $30,000 goal by Nov. 1. Help Us Finish Strong Open enrollment starts Saturday, and Michigan health insurance regulators are…...
Michigan health care woes: Insurers leaving, rates rising, subsidies in limbo
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (881+ words) This Fall, We've Been Listening We're building coverage from real conversations across Michigan. Help power journalism that listens. Help us keep showing up across Michigan. Become a sustaining member, or make a one-time gift today. With less than two weeks…...
Michigan’s bipartisan budget deal aims to ‘protect’ Medicaid. Here’s how
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (959+ words) LANSING " Michigan officials are attempting to head off a multibillion-dollar loss in Medicaid funding as insurer and hospital taxes the state has used to secure federal matches face the chopping block under President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" new law. The…...
Fate of health care tax credits for 484K Michiganders in limbo amid shutdown
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1062+ words) Health care subsidies are one of the primary disputes at the center of the federal government shutdown now stretching into its 8th day." An estimated 750,000 federal workers have been placed on unpaid leave as Congress waffles on a temporary spending plan,…...
Opinion | Michigan has tools to ease medical debt. Does it have the will? | Bridge Michigan
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (364+ words) Like many Michiganders, I've struggled to make sense of my medical bills. Recently, I found basic math errors on a bill. I felt a familiar dread " not just about the error, but about the exhausting process ahead. I called the…...
Survey: Health care costs stymying small business growth in Michigan | Bridge Michigan
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (475+ words) Rising health care costs could stall job growth in Michigan, as 76% of small business owners say they can't afford to expand their workforce and insure employees." The poll released last week from the Small Business Association of Michigan also found…...