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US could spend $1 trillion on medications. On top? Weight-loss drugs
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (80+ words) The Detroit News Americans' voracious appetite for GLP-1 weight loss drugs has the nation on pace to spend more than $1 trillion on prescription drugs this year, a new report says. U. S. spending on prescription drugs in 2025 jumped nearly 13% to $915 billion and…...
Michigan lawmakers must act on medical debt reform | Opinion
19+ hour, 27+ min ago (486+ words) I served in the military for five years because I love my country. During my time of service, I vowed to fight for the promise of the American Dream. Unfortunately, the American Dream has never felt further out of reach....
Use tariffs to pay for health reform | Opinion
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (55+ words) The Detroit News Use tariffs to pay for health reform | Opinion Before the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs, the policy collected $175 billion from importers. While these are being refunded, they demonstrate how…...
Detroit man pleads guilty in $200, 000 credit card fraud scheme
1+ week, 1+ day ago (85+ words) The Detroit News Detroit man pleads guilty in $200, 000 credit card fraud scheme A Detroit man accused of a credit card fraud scheme has pleaded guilty to federal charges, officials said. Terrence Quincy-Thomas Ward, 34, entered the plea Tuesday in federal court…...
Letter: Healthcare costs hurt Michigan small businesses
1+ week, 2+ day ago (82+ words) The Detroit News Small business owners are shaping Michigan's economy every day, but rising health care costs are increasingly shaping whether that economy can grow at all. Hard cost decisions are part of running a small business. Each day, we…...
United Health ongoing criminal probe is broader than Medicare
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (636+ words) The Justice Department's criminal division is digging into United Health Group Inc.'s prescription management services as well as how it reimburses its own doctors under an ongoing probe into the firm's operations, according to people familiar with the matter....
Musheinesh: MEDC should support homegrown businesses
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (198+ words) The Detroit News Musheinesh: MEDC should support homegrown businesses Here's a question every Michigan taxpayer should ask: Why does our state prioritize big corporations from outside Michigan over the homegrown businesses already operating, hiring and investing here in the state?...
Ferguson: Self insurance can stabilize employer health costs
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (436+ words) Many'employers'are wobbling under the burden of rising'health'insurance'costs. And things are about to get much worse. The cost of employer-sponsored coverage is set to rise by'more than 9% in 2026, the steepest increase'in more than a decade. That leaves many businesses with two…...
Blue Cross, Michigan Medicine dispute puts 300 K patients up in the air
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (358+ words) More than 300, 000 Michigan Medicine patients might have to find new doctors if a contract dispute between the health system and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan isn't resolved. Officials said Wednesday that Michigan Medicine and University of Michigan Health plans…...
Can you afford assisted living? Here's how to budget
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (76+ words) The Detroit News Recently, a listener of Nerd Wallet's Smart Money podcast submitted a question about budgeting for long-term care for her father-in-law: "We are looking at how we can have him move closer to us into an independent/assisted…...