medicaid

How potential revisions to the federal budget may constrain state grant funding for scientific research. Then, what kind of stories do the places we occupy tell us about the people who came before us? Plus, how an IT issue led to Medicaid coverage denials to some disabled Michiganders.

Michigan healthcare leaders and advocates gathered Monday to speak out against the Trump administration’s cuts to Medicaid spending.

The state of Michigan is suing a metro Detroit nursing home operator over alleged staffing shortages, using an unusual approach: a Medicaid fraud law.

Complex computer systems that decide whether people get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now, changes to comply with Trump's tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems.

Near the end of the event, two unidentified protesters began slamming plans to dramatically slash federal health care spending.

"Medicaid expansion enrollment was associated with reductions in medical debt in collections and rates of subprime credit scores as long as 7 years after enrollment," says the study published in JAMA Network Open.

How one free clinic in southwest Detroit is helping uninsured pregnant women in Michigan access the healthcare they need.

Between 171,000 and 355,000 Michiganders are projected to lose Medicaid coverage under new work requirements and more frequent eligibility determinations, according to the Urban Institute.

More than a dozen states, including Michigan, have sued the Trump administration over a federal declaration that would end funding for healthcare providers who offer gender-affirming care.

Michigan groups want Governor Whitmer to join with other states to offer a voice of authority different from the federal government, which they say is politicizing public health.