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Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the Right Health Insurance Plan

Photo by impulsq on Unsplash Health insurance plays a role in safeguarding your well being and financial stability. It can be daunting to navigate the landscape of health insurance plans and their alternatives, but choosing the right one can greatly impact your healthcare journey and financial security. This handy guide aims to simplify the process

By |2023-12-08T21:34:53-05:00December 8th, 2023|Business|

Priority Health Offers Employer Discounts Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

GRAND RAPIDS—Officials at Priority Health will provide financial support to all large, fully funded active employer groups amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The company plans to offer premium credits to employer groups in their February 2021 invoices. Priority Health previously announced in May its plans to return any revenue above the company’s 10 percent administrative

By |2020-11-28T13:11:27-05:00November 28th, 2020|Coronavirus, Science|

Michigan Enrollees In Affordable Care Act Close Last Year’s Total

LANSING - Despite the enrollment period being cut to just 45 days and cutbacks in federal promotion efforts, the number of Michigan residents who signed up for health insurance through federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was nearly 300,000, which shows the controversial law remains a viable option for many persons, one health care

By |2017-12-30T15:25:56-05:00December 30th, 2017|Life Sciences, Politics, Politics/Government|

Michigan Pediatricians: Preserve Affordable Care Act Protections

LANSING - The Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday gathered to urge Congress to refrain from repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unless an alternative plan with the similar protections is established, Dr. Sharon Swindell, the president-elect of the Michigan chapter and a pediatrician in Ypsilanti, said 600,000 Michigan residents

By |2017-01-10T19:25:16-05:00January 10th, 2017|Featured, Politics|

Healthy Michigan Likely to See Changes, Not End, Observers Say

LANSING - A program that has provided health insurance to more than 600,000 working persons in the state - and that was approved after a major political struggle - faces an uncertain future with the election of President-elect Donald Trump, but most observers and officials involved in the creation of Healthy Michigan say they expect

By |2016-11-21T21:35:03-05:00November 21st, 2016|Featured, Politics|

Report: Uninsured Population Falls To 5 Percent

LANSING - In 2015, just 5 percent of Michigan residents reported not having health insurance, research from the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation found. The findings, in a survey conducted from October to December 2015, showed a dramatic decline from the high of 14 percent of the population without coverage in 2012. The findings

By |2016-06-23T19:27:46-04:00June 23rd, 2016|Life Sciences, Politics|

Health Care Costs Hurting Economic Recovery, Organization Says

LANSING - Rising health care costs, due to medical errors, unnecessary treatments and an antiquated payment structure, is dragging down consumer spending in other areas, an ultimately hurting the economy, a report released by the Economic Alliance of Michigan said. Eventually, some way has to be found to control health care costs, said Bret Jackson,

By |2015-10-27T18:23:39-04:00October 27th, 2015|Life Sciences, Politics|