health care

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners tonight will hear a pitch to ask voters to pass a Health Care Access Millage to help those who could lose coverage due to federal cuts. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Striking Flint-area nurses brought their fight to the steps of the state Capitol Tuesday as they near 200 days on the picket line. Colin Jackson has more.

As Blue Cross Blue Shield and Michigan Medicine continue their negotiations, their patients are worrying about how a split would affect their health care. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Advocates for maternal health and well-being gathered in Detroit Thursday night to call for more support for mothers. Colin Jackson has more.

A dispute between Michigan Medicine and Blue Cross Blue Shield could leave about 300,000 people looking for a new health care provider. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Senator Sue Shink serves Michigan’s 14th Senate District. She joined WEMU's Caroline MacGregor to share her thoughts on President Trump’s State of the Union and Governor Whitmer's State of the State addresses this week. Both talks come amidst an era of economic uncertainty, and unpredictable federal policy changes.

A notable decline in the number of people taking advantage of the 2026 Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment period reflects growing affordability challenges for local families. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talks to Jeremy Lapedis, Executive Director of the Washtenaw Health Project, about the tough choices many people are making when faced with escalating health insurance premiums.

We’ve been through a stretch of bitter cold and wintery conditions. It has been inconvenient for most of us. For the unhoused, it has been potentially deadly. WEMU's David Fair spoke with Shelter Association of Washtenaw County executive director Nicole Adelman about the work and increased costs of helping those in need.

This week marks one full year since President Donald Trump began his second term in office. Colin Jackson has more on what his economic vision has meant for Michiganders.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall is naming affordability as one of his top issues for the year. Colin Jackson has more.