When the federal public health emergency for COVID-19 expired in May 2023, over 500,000 Michiganders stood to lose their Medicaid health insurance coverage. But the state is working to help residents maintain coverage.
Approximately 1.7 million Michiganders are unpaid caregivers, and they often desperately need a break from that work. Resources, like a new voucher program to pay for respite care, can help.
On Thursday Nov. 16, the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) celebrated its new Grand Rapids-area office with a grand opening ribbon cutting and open house at its location within the Special Olympics Michigan Unified Sports & Inclusion Center, about 10 miles south of Grand Rapids proper.
According to Michigan researchers and advocates for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, health care in prison is far less than adequate.
Telehealth, which ramped up during the COVID-19 pandemic, is here to stay and many agencies and providers are finding new ways to implement it.
Michigan organizations are innovating to address the non-medical factors that influence people's health in alignment with the state of Michigan's Social Determinants of Health Strategy.
Over 23,000 Michigan women and their families per year are affected by perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, but several innovative initiatives are working to change that.
On Friday November 17, the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) will host a conference, “Navigating Autism Today” at the Grand Valley State University Pew Campus L.V. Eberhard Center from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
North Country Community Mental Health applies Lean processes throughout its operations with the result of improving care for its patients.
A new allotment in the state budget will directly support the work of community-based organizations that are already providing health-related services to LGBTQ+ Michiganders.
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