Articles tagged: health care
Washtenaw County legislators back women's health bills aimed at improving access to care
Posted: May 13, 2013Five Washtenaw County state legislators announced their support Monday for a package of four bills and three resolutions introduced by Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives regarding women's health care. Read more »
GLAMOUR: University of Michigan study finds cash incentives work to motivate weight loss
Posted: Apr 04, 2013Though weight loss programs in the workplace may seem excessive, a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System found that under certain conditions they can be successful, Glamour reported. Read more »
DAILY PRESS & ARGUS: Community donates $30K to restore free Pinckney medical clinic destroyed in fire
Posted: Mar 06, 2013Following a Feb. 18 fire that destroyed a free medical clinic in Pinckney, the community has responded with an outpouring of donations, according to a report by the Daily Press & Argus. Read more »
DAILY PRESS & ARGUS: Fire destroys free medical clinic in Pinckney run by University of Michigan students
Posted: Feb 18, 2013Editor's note: The address of the Student Run Free Clinic has been corrected. A fire early Monday morning destroyed a free weekly clinic run by University of Michigan Medical School students at 122 S. Howell ... Read more »
Ann Arbor VA Hospital welcoming special guests to celebrate National Salute to Veterans
Posted: Feb 09, 2013Country musician Aaron Tippin is expected to bring his guitar when he visits the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor Sunday morning ahead of his sold-out concert at Eastern Michigan University. Strumming a few tunes for ... Read more »
University of Michigan pays $100 incentives to employees in wellness programs
Posted: Jan 27, 2013For the fifth year in a row, the University of Michigan will be giving $100 to each of its employees enrolled in its health care benefits who participate in online wellness programs -- a measure U-M says has proven to be worthwhile thus far. Read more »
House speaker prefers state-run health exchange
Posted: Nov 16, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
U-M health system plans to have stake in Midland-based organization
Posted: Aug 28, 2012Editor's note: This story has been edited to indicate UMHS will have part ownership in MidMichigan Health. The University of Michigan Health System is planning to have a stake in its newest affiliate — the ... Read more »
health: The Washtenaw Health Plan celebrates its 10th anniversary and gets a special tribute from the State of Michigan
Posted: Aug 08, 2012The Washtenaw Health Plan program history actually goes back 27 years. In 1985, Carol Jindo had a $2,810 bill for a five-day Beyer Hospital stay, and she was being sued in district court for non-payment. ... Read more »
Birth control, other services for insured women to become free Wednesday under Affordable Care Act
Posted: Aug 01, 2012A number of preventative care benefits for insured women will be available beginning Wednesday without a co-pay because of reforms under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Read more »
About 80,400 Washtenaw County residents with pre-existing conditions could gain coverage under Affordable Care Act
Posted: Jul 24, 2012Under the act, individuals with pre-existing conditions can no longer be denied coverage, charged a higher premium, or sold a policy that excludes coverage of important health services. Read more »
COLUMN: Americans deserve quality health care
Posted: Jul 18, 2012OK, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld much of the president's signature health care legislation, The Affordable Care Act, nicknamed Obamacare. Read more »
U.S. News & World Report ranks UMHS first in the state, among top 20 in nation
Posted: Jul 17, 2012U.S. News and World Report has ranked the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers No. 1 in the state and in the metro Detroit area for health care, hospital officials announced Tuesday. Read more »
Health care on agenda when Michigan lawmakers return
Posted: Jul 14, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
Increasing demand in health care prompts EMU to add physician assistant master's program
Posted: Jul 05, 2012Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti has announced it will be adding a master’s degree program for physician assistants in response to the anticipated shortages in primary care providers in the coming years because of health ... Read more »
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