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Next LTU Event Tackles Health Care Technology
SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) – Health care has been in the news just a bit lately. So the next Unwired Coffee Series at Lawrence Technological University on Thursday, Feb. 13 will tackle the issue — and its...
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Sinai-Grace Hospital Cuts Ribbon On New ER
DETROIT (WWJ) – The Detroit Medical Center has unveiled a big addition to one of its hospitals. After two years of construction and $77 million spent, DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is opening the door to...
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Detroit’s Debt Restructuring Plan ‘Complicated’
By Corey Williams, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) - A proposed plan to restructure Detroit’s debt calls for retirees and pensioners to receive $4.3 billion in payments and bondholders about $1.1 billion...
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Health Insurance Deadline Looms For Detroit Retirees
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – An important notice has been sent to Detroit retirees regarding their health care. City of Detroit retirees who are not eligible for Medicare — basically, those age 65 and under,...
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Saturday Is ‘National Youth Enrollment Day’ For Health Insurance
DETROIT (WWJ) – The federal government is releasing new Obamacare enrollment numbers — and they’re up. Health and Human Services officials say enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace is growing...
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Detroit Medical Center: Cuts Threaten Projects
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - The Detroit Medical Center says investments promised as part of its sale to a for-profit company could be in jeopardy because of state funding cuts. State lawmakers cut funding to...
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Obamacare Enrollment Event Saturday In Detroit
(credit: DMC) DETROIT (WWJ) – With the deadline for getting covered under Obamacare just a month away, a Metro Detroit health system is gearing up to host its next big sign-up fair. The DMC Path to...
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Wayne County Hosts 3 Health Care Enrollment Events In March
DETROIT (WWJ) – With less than three weeks to go before the Obamacare sign-up deadline, the government is making a big push to get people enrolled. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen...
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Health Care Enrollment Expo Today At Cobo Center
DETROIT (WWJ) – With less than two weeks to go before the deadline to sign up for health insurance under Obamacare, there’s a big enrollment fair going on in Detroit. Wayne County officials are hosting...
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Free Obamacare Enrollment Event Today In Southfield
SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) - With just a week to go before the big deadline, the push is on to get people enrolled for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. If you need to get signed up but you’ve put it off...
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Enrollment Help Available With 3 Days To Go Til Obamacare Deadline
DETROIT (WWJ) - The clock is ticking for most people looking to register for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. With just three days to go until that March 31 deadline, the administration...
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Medicaid Sees 46,100 Applicants After Expansion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The state says about 46,100 people have applied for Michigan’s expanded Medicaid plan since it launched last week. The Department of Community Health says that as of 12 a.m....
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5 Factors That Could Sway Insurance Prices In 2015
By TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer Customers who bought health insurance on the overhaul’s public exchanges can expect a flurry of reports about big price hikes and some decreases for 2015 as insurers...
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Report: Detroit Veteran Health Care Facility Has Longest Wait Times
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) — A federal audit from the Department of Veterans Affairs showed that the average wait for a new patient at five veterans’ medical treatment facilities in Michigan is longest at a...
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Audit: Michigan Improperly Spent $160M On Medicaid
LANSING (AP) - Michigan improperly spent $160 million over three years caring for Medicaid recipients needing in-home services primarily because it failed to obtain invoices and other required...
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More Than 323,000 Sign Up For Michigan Medicaid Expansion
LANSING (WWJ/AP) – More than 323,000 Michigan residents have enrolled in the state’s expanded Medicaid program since it launched earlier this year. The update Thursday came from Gov. Rick Snyder, who...
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Michigan Health Insurers Owe Nearly $13.2M In Refunds
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - The federal government says more than 184,000 Michigan health insurance customers will benefit from nearly $13.2 million in refunds because of a provision of the nation’s health care...
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Number Of People Being Monitored For Ebola In Michigan Drops To 5
LANSING (WWJ) — The Michigan Department of Community Health has released new numbers on people in Michigan being observed for Ebola. There are currently five individuals being actively monitored, while...
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Duggan Helps Kick Off Health Care Enrollment Event
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has helped push enrollment for health coverage through the national Affordable Care Act before Monday’s deadline. He attended a press conference Saturday to...
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Sunday Is The Last Day To Sign Up For Affordable Care Act Coverage Before...
DEARBORN (WWJ) — Sunday is the final day to sign up for health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act before facing a tax penalty. Jennifer Pipes with Enroll America hosted an enrollment event in...
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Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Soars; Waiver Hurdle Remains
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) - Mary Amick went 15 years without health insurance while working a minimum-wage job at a small country store outside Coldwater. She sometimes visited a...
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Michigan’s Veterans’ Health Care Facilities Performing Well
LANSING (AP) — The chronically long waits for care that have infuriated patients at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics in some parts of the country are a lot more rare in Michigan, and the handful...
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Wayne County Reaches Deal To Cut Retiree Health Care Costs
DETROIT (AP) – Wayne County and about 5,000 retirees have agreed to a deal that will cut their health care benefits and save the county about $20 million each year. Officials say Wednesday that the...
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Michigan Submits Waiver To Continue Medicaid Expansion
LANSING (WWJ/AP) – The future of Michigan’s expanded Medicaid program is in the hands of the Obama administration. Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration this week submitted a waiver needed to ensure...
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Plans Move Ahead For Allegiance To Join Henry Ford Health
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) – Plans are moving forward for Jackson-based Allegiance Health to join Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System as part of a new affiliation agreement. The health systems announced...
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Wayne County Bringing Pilot Wellness Program To Hamtramck And Ecorse
HAMTRAMCK (AP) — A pilot program is being started to deliver clinical, wellness and health care programs to Wayne County residents. The Wellness@thecommunity satellite locations will set up on...
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Michigan Senate Approves Bill To Cover Firefighters’ Cancer Bills
LANSING (AP) — Firefighters with certain types of cancer might soon be able to charge the state for some of their medical expenses. The Michigan Senate unanimously approved a $1 million one-time...
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Snyder Vetoes Medicaid Tax Change, Cites Budget Implications
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) – Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed business-backed legislation Thursday that would have changed Medicaid taxes, the latest twist in wrangling even among...
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Anger, Elation Follow Failure Of GOP Health Care Bill
MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some Americans breathed a sigh of relief, others bubbled with frustration, and nearly all resigned themselves to the prospect that the latest chapter in...
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Protected: 5 Things To Know About Office Wellness Incentives
When executed correctly, wellness incentive programs can help employees make healthier lifestyle choices and incorporate activity into their daily lives. Unfortunately, these programs can also have...
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What Does Open Enrollment Mean For Your Employees?
For small businesses, your employees can only change their health coverage during the open enrollment period. Open enrollment occurs once per year, unless of course there is a qualifying life event....
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Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan Announce CEO of their New Health Care Company
(CNN Money) — Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase announced the leader of their new health care company. Dr. Atul Gawande, a renowned surgeon and writer, has been named CEO of the new health...
View ArticleHealth Care, Tech Jobs Top List Of Highest-Paying Work In U.S.
MILL VALLEY, Calif. (CBS Local) – Americans eager for a high-paying job might want to focus on two industries: health care and technology. That’s because 18 out of the 25 highest-paying jobs are within...
View ArticleEnrollment begins to buy health insurance plans in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The 45-day period to buy health insurance for 2019 is underway in Michigan. About 343,000 state residents are covered through the individual market. Eleven insurers are offering...
View ArticleMichigan Bill Would Curb Pre-Approval Rules In Health Care
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Fed-up doctors and health advocates want Michigan lawmakers to curb insurers’ cost-control methods they say are delaying care, frustrating patients, and creating unnecessary red...
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Industry Spotlight: Health Care Establishments Hiring Big in Detroit
Photo: Ali Yahya/Unsplash March 9, 2020 Detroit’s health care industry is experiencing strong job growth. Local employers posted 310 new jobs over the past week and 1,240 new jobs in the last month,...
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Industry Spotlight: Sales Companies Hiring Big in Detroit
Photo: Unsplash March 2, 2020 Detroit’s sales industry is experiencing strong job growth. Local employers posted 56 new jobs over the past week and 274 new jobs in the last month, ranking sixth among...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Michigan: Lawmakers Approve $125M For Virus Outbreak
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan lawmakers late Tuesday approved $125 million in emergency relief to fight the coronavirus outbreak, including $50 million to help expand the health care system’s capacity amid...
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Detroit Industry Spotlight: Transportation Hiring Going Strong
Photo: Fan Yang/Unsplash March 30, 2020 Detroit’s transportation industry is experiencing strong job growth. Local employers posted 106 new jobs over the past week and 638 in the last month, ranking...
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Detroit Industry Spotlight: Health Care Hiring Going Strong
Photo: Unsplash May 11, 2020 Detroit’s health care industry is experiencing strong job growth. Local employers posted 132 new jobs over the past week and 1,286 in the last month, more than any other...
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