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As health care costs rise, could Michigan offer its own insurance?
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (1220+ words) Source: Emily Elconin for Bridge Michigan Senate Democrats once again are floating a plan to replace the federal health insurance exchange with one run by Michigan, a first step toward the state offering its own "basic health plan." Jun 29, 2026, 9: 29 AM…...
Michiganders soon to face stricter Medicaid rules. What to know
3+ week, 3+ day ago (698+ words) Jun 5, 2026, 11: 38 AM CT Hundreds of thousands of working-age Michiganders will face new paperwork requirements to keep their Medicaid coverage, beginning next year. In addition to "work requirements," those beneficiaries also will have to verify twice a year that they're eligible…...
More than 3, 400 Medicaid providers face disenrollment
3+ week, 3+ day ago (473+ words) Jun 5, 2026, 11: 44 AM CT More than 3, 400 Minnesota Medicaid providers in programs identified as high-risk were notified they will be disenrolled from the program following a comprehensive review by the state Department of Human Services, KARE 11 reported Thursday." A total of 5, 583 providers…...
Michigan Medicaid rolls drop 5%, prompting fears of surge in uninsured
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1469+ words) Jun 5, 2026, 11: 39 AM CT As states prepare to tighten access around Medicaid benefits, Michigan is facing the possibility of a big rise in people without health insurance." That includes more than 149, 000 people who have already vanished from its Medicaid program in…...
Millions of kids could lose insurance as GOP healthcare cuts start to bite
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Moss introduces bill to ban "predatory" price optimization by insurance companies
3+ week, 4+ day ago (259+ words) Jun 4, 2026, 9: 47 AM CT State Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Bloomfield) introduced legislation this week to ban auto and home insurance companies from using a practice known as price optimization, one that Moss has called predatory. The bill was the subject of testimony…...
Who's Subsidizing Whom?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (364+ words) Tue Apr 21, 2026 You can argue about which number is right. But here's what's harder to argue with: the oil and gas industry earned over two hundred and fifty billion dollars in profits between 2021 and 2023. In a single good year, they…...
Minnesota's spending doubled across 14 Medicaid programs at "high risk' of fraud in past 5 years
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1222+ words) Apr 21, 2026, 4: 53 AM CT Minnesota's spending across 14 Medicaid programs more than doubled in the five years before the Walz administration deemed them "high risk" for fraud, waste and abuse "and began taking drastic measures to rein in spending. Total spending across…...
Steep Health Care Costs Steer Americans to Tough Decisions
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (1971+ words) Mar 25, 2026, 4: 35 AM CT Health insurance is out of reach for millions of Americans this year. Many are making difficult decisions about how to pay for coverage amid the loss of Affordable Care Act subsidies and nosebleed-high premiums. Attorney Nicole Wipp…...
In Switching to Original Medicare, Beware of Medigap Plan Refusals
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (666+ words) Mar 16, 2026, 9: 47 AM CST But there's a catch: If people want to move to original Medicare and buy a supplemental Medigap insurance plan to cover some out-of-pocket costs, they may not be able to. Medigap insurers can generally refuse coverage to…...