LANSING - Following a sharply critical audit of the state's Medicaid Home Help Program for elderly and vulnerable adults, two top state officials said Monday the state would begin background checks for home help workers. However, the only individuals who would be automatically barred from working as home care workers under the program would be
LANSING - Michigan's expanded Medicaid eligibility plan, the Healthy Michigan plan, has gained more than 300,000 enrollees in about 11 weeks since it went live on April 1. Department of Community Health officials said the program had 301,645 enrollees on Wednesday. The state updates publicly the enrollee figures every Monday, and two days ago the
LANSING - More health insurance companies will be available on the Michigan Health Insurance Marketplace in 2015, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Department of Insurance and Financial Services. Eighteen health insurance companies have submitted filing information to be included in the marketplace in 2015, during its second year of operation. The Health
WASHINGTON DC - The following communication was received from the FDA regarding implementation of the Unique Device Identification system. Manufacturers and suppliers should take note of the following information as the deadline nears for compliance to the UDI rule. Today CDRH issued the first phase of the Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID): Guidance for
ANN ARBOR - Rubicon Genomics Monday announced that it signed agreements with seven distributors in Europe to expand the availability of its DNA library preparation products. The new distributors include Cambridge Bioscience in the UK and Ireland, Biozym Scientific GmbH in Germany and Austria, AB ANALITICA in Italy, Sopachem in the Benelux countries, Nordic Biolabs
GRAND RAPIDS - Summer is here and the grill is waiting for ignition! Come to GR Current June 16 for delicious food and conversation with bioscience peers from around the region. Make new connections and talk bio biz at this free event sponsored by GR Current (Grand Rapids SmartZone, formerly WMSTI) and MichBio. GR Current
KALAMAZOO - Armune BioScience has appointed David Esposito as Chief Operating Officer. In the newly created role, Esposito will be responsible for commercial strategy for Apifiny, an innovative prostate cancer diagnostic assay, and expansion of the company?s sales and marketing efforts. Armune BioScience is a medical diagnostics company formed to develop and commercialize unique proprietary
LANSING - MichBio's annual Capitol Day is the chance for members to showcase their innovative products, services, and discoveries at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Members are invited to set up a display table in the Capitol's rotunda to catch the eyes and ears of Michigan legislators. The event takes place during the busier
ANN ARBOR ? MichBio, the state's life sciences trade organization, has seven new gold-collar jobs that range from marketing specialists, to a Pharmaceutical Formulator. Marketing and Communications Specialist Essen BioScience - Ann Arbor Essen BioScience, an established biotechnology company, is seeking a talented Marketing and Communications Specialist with a strong background in tactical marketing, graphic
WATERFORD - Registration is now open for life science and health care companies that want to showcase their innovative products and technologies at Demonstration Alley as part of INNO-VENTION 2014 ? a Medical Main Street Conference this fall. Conference organizers have expanded Demonstration Alley for the 2014 health care and life science event. They are