Healthcare

The Michigan Association of Ambulance Services says impacted members are in debt, because two prison healthcare companies contracted by the state failed to pay for ambulance rides.

Influenza is circulating rapidly in Michigan and throughout the United States. Health officials are atrributing the surge to two main causes: the new Subclade-K variant and the the decreasing amount of people choosing to be vaccinated against the flu.

Since its creation in 2014, the Affordable Care Act has offered subsidies, which are income-based credits that help lower premium costs.

The Republican sponsor of a bill to forbid implicit bias training as part of licensing requirements for health care professionals called the training "divisive, Marxist mental poison."

Democratic state lawmakers introduced an 11-bill package to expand vaccine information and access. More than 260 physicians signed a letter in support of the package.

Like many other Democrats, she says Kennedy’s attempts to delegitimize vaccinations and promotion of pseudo-science makes him unqualified for the job.

Eligible residents in Roscommon and Gladwin counties can receive $1,500 during pregnancy, followed by $500 per month through the baby's first six months of life.

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine announced its new partnership with Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital in northern Michigan. The partnership will be part of a program to train medical students in rural hospitals.

Michigan Democrats say they're preparing legislation in response to fears that federal policies could lead fewer adults and kids to get their shots.

State numbers show females have led males in college enrollment for more than a decade. Earlier this year, Governor Gretchen Whitmer directed the state to work on closing the education gap.