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New Michigan Bills to Stiffen Penalties for Assaulting Health Workers

WEBThe legislation would bump that penalty up to $2,000. Assault with a deadly weapon is a felony punishable with up to a $2,000 fine or four years in prison. The …

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Whitmer signs bills to protect affordable healthcare for millions of

WEBA package of bills signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will cement aspects of the Affordable Care Act into state law and help ensure all Michiganders keep …

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Whitmer signs laws to protect healthcare workers in Michigan

WEBMICHIGAN—Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said two bipartisan bills signed into law this week will help curb violence directed at healthcare workers, better protect doctors …

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Whitmer wants a $2B boost for health and human services next …

WEBIn addition to the provisions spotlighted by Whitmer, her FY 2025 recommendations include a total of $5.1 billion in behavioral health provisions, and …

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Record 1.4M Michiganders have ACA coverage, state uninsured …

WEBIn Michigan, the data indicate more than 1.4 million residents have ACA coverage, also a record. The number of Michiganders without any health insurance has …

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Gov. Whitmer Expands Medicaid Coverage for Moms & Babies to …

WEBMICHIGAN—Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday that the Biden administration approved her request to expand Medicaid coverage for a full 12-month …

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Whitmer signs new laws to expand access to reproductive care

WEBDemocratic lawmakers took that a step further in April by repealing a nearly 100-year-old state law that had criminalized abortion care in Michigan, aligning state law …

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Whitmer to prioritize mental health care in budget proposal

WEBFebruary 6, 2024. BY ANNA LIZ NICHOLS, MICHIGAN ADVANCE. MICHIGAN—Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to call for boosts in funding for Certified Community Behavioral …

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Poll: Michiganders Want Insurers to Expand Access to Health Care

WEBLANSING—A poll released this week by the Health is Health coalition shows 88% of Michiganders want health insurance plans to cover treatment that …

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New State Psychiatric Hospital to Expand Mental Health Treatment

WEBBy Kyle Kaminski. June 5, 2023. On Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled a new $85 million psychiatric hospital in Caro. State officials said the facility will go a long way in …

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Whitmer signs law to keep Michigan kids focused on class—not …

WEBGretchen Whitmer said the idea is centered on ensuring students are ready to focus on school throughout the day, rather than be distracted by a toothache or dental …

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Reproductive Health Care is a Constitutional Right in Michigan.

WEBThe protections provided by Proposal 3 effectively ensure that nobody will ever be prosecuted with a crime for providing or receiving reproductive health care in …

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Michigan Dems Introduce Bills to Protect Reproductive Freedom

WEBMICHIGAN—Michigan Democrats introduced legislation this week to chip away at several lingering obstacles to reproductive health care that are still buried in …

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House GOP Passes Bill That Would Take Food and Healthcare

WEBApril 26, 2023. An estimated 464,000 Michiganders could lose access to Medicaid health insurance, 366,000 residents would lose access to food assistance, and Michigan …

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Fight for abortion access continues in Michigan after a single …

WEBA coalition of advocates for abortion access are blaming one Democratic state lawmaker for derailing legislation that is designed to expand access to reproductive …

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Boys do cry: Rural Michigan men are opening up about mental …

WEBAs an independent researcher, Dr. Frey saw the potential that Man Therapy could have on rural men in Michigan. “Michigan had a really good network of suicide …

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300,000 People Rely on Michigan’s Public Mental Health System

WEBMichigan Republicans introduced a pair of bills to privatize Michigan’s public mental health system. Opponents say these bills would take away local control, worsen …

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This ‘Mom and Pop Cannabis Shop’ Has Kept Michigan’s Upper …

WEBIt’s the only family-owned dispensary in the city of Houghton and the oldest continuously operated pot shop in the Upper Peninsula. And this year, owner Penny …

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