3+ hour, 50+ min ago  (38+ words) Health systems lead West Michigan's largest employers'Crain's Grand Rapids Business Health systems lead West Michigan's largest employers The grant is the final piece of funding needed for the restoration project that has been a decades-long effort....

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (961+ words) A Grand Rapids health care startup is betting it can help companies contain runaway health care costs without forcing them to switch insurers by building a network of independent care providers willing to contract directly with self-funded employers. "We have…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (540+ words) Priority Health'finalized'its acquisition of Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire on Jan. 1, extending the Grand Rapids-based insurer's Midwest footprint to a fourth state and adding 61,000 members in Wisconsin.' The closing came three weeks after state regulators in Wisconsin'backed'the deal that…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (212+ words) Bronson Health Group and United Healthcare Inc. have agreed on a new contract for'patient care'payments.' The deal between the Kalamazoo health system and one of the nation's largest health insurance carriers will keep all Bronson hospitals, outpatient medical'centers'and physician offices…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (638+ words) As Congress mulls whether to extend enhanced health insurance subsidies, desperation is growing for Michigan enrollees. The marketplace call center for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the state's largest public health exchange insurer, has experienced a 20% spike in calls…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (957+ words) Michigan residents who use the Affordable Care Act marketplace to buy health insurance face steep cost increases in 2026." The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services released the annual rate changes for the marketplace plans Friday, which have an average…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (435+ words) The top executives of Michigan's two largest health systems are disappointed over the federal government shutdown, in which health care is a key issue. Bob Riney, president and CEO of Henry Ford Health, and Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (652+ words) Companies are increasingly implementing options to mitigate the high cost they pay for prescription drugs for their employees." In an annual client survey by Holland-based benefits firm Total Control Health Plans LLC, more employers than last year reported that they…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (783+ words) Former executives at the state's two largest health insurance companies say their new Grand Rapids-based startup was created to help tackle the "unsustainable" increases in health care costs." Rick Abbott and Aaron Friedkin describe Manifest as a "health care solutions…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (658+ words) Taking a majority share of a Wisconsin cooperative health plan advances Priority Health's strategy to reach across the Great Lakes region." The deal for the member-owned Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire follows the December 2024 acquisition of Fort Wayne, Ind....