health equity

Michigan's new state budget restricts Medicaid coverage of GLP-1 weight loss drugs to morbidly obese individuals, cutting pharmaceutical appropriations by $240 million.

A new audit of the MDHHS' Office of Recipient Rights shows a delay in responding to some complaints of alleged abuse, neglect and injuries at psychiatric hospitals.

Michigan's health director spent a year and $30 million building a work requirements system for Medicaid. The problems he encountered have him worried now that 40 states must do the same by 2027.

A discussion about fatal car accidents – and why these deaths on the road aren't felt equally. Then, a discussion about a Detroit study impacted by federal funding cuts. And, this week’s episode of It’s Just Politics.

The Catholic Archdiocese is restricting traditional Latin Mass in metro Detroit. Also, a biologist makes a discovery on how best to navigate swimmer's itch. Then, how Black mothers in Detroit are being impacted by high rates of eviction.

The Catholic Archdiocese is restricting traditional Latin Mass in metro Detroit. Also, a biologist makes a discovery on how best to navigate swimmer's itch. Then, how Black mothers in Detroit are being impacted by high rates of eviction.

Tracie McMillan, a Detroit-based author and journalist joins Stateside to talk about her family's experiences with the American healthcare system, and how her mother was harmed by it.

New bills in the Michigan Legislature are working to identify and address racism and bias within maternal health care.

A new free-standing birthing center is expected to open its doors in April of 2024. Led by midwives, Birth Detroit aims to provide a safe and culturally relevant “full care experience from period to period” for expecting families.

Effects of urban air pollution, menopause disparities, and Wayne State football's new head coach.