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New Unemployment Changes Will Cut Benefits in 2012
Typically, January is the month where resolutions manifest, and people from all walks of life make the changes they deem necessary to reach their goals. It’s true; the start of a new year is symbolic...
View ArticleRobotic devices help paralyzed become more independent
The Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, part of the Detroit Medical Center, is one of 10 leading U.S. rehabilitation therapy centers testing the Ekso Bionics exoskeleton. It straps around people so...
View ArticleBeaumont, Blues reach 5-year deal
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the Beaumont Hospitals system announced Friday that they had reached agreement on a new five-year contract that will continue care to some 100,000 people covered...
View ArticleU.S. Health Care Spending Keeps Rising (Slowly)
U.S. health care spending increased 3.9% in 2010 following record slow growth of 3.8% in 2009; the two slowest rates of growth in the 51-year history of the National Health Expenditure Accounts, the...
View ArticleQuantifying Costs to States of Noncompliance with the PPACA’s Medicaid Expansion
Abstract: In March 2012, two years after the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the Supreme Court will hear challenges to the federal health care legislation. One...
View ArticleSeven things to know about changes to Michigan’s mandatory auto insurance
The Michigan House of Representatives is expected to bring HB 4936 to the floor for a vote soon. That legislation would significantly change Michigan’s auto no-fault Personal Injury Protection (PIP)...
View ArticleMichigan Chamber of Commerce Unveils Top 2012 Legislative Priorities and …
LANSING, Mich., Jan. 17, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ – With strong progress made in 2011 towards economic recovery in Michigan, the Michigan Chamber of Commerce today unveiled its top 2012 legislative...
View ArticleFrom Bloomfield Hills to Nepal’s primitive huts
For nine months of each year Dr. Richard Keidan is an elite physician in an upscale Detroit suburb, a surgeon who specializes in removing cancer. But every three months or so, he flies across the globe...
View ArticleMichigan’s Portage Public Schools turns down $270K savings
GRAND RAPIDS — Portage Public Schools had an odd reaction to some good financial news this week, telling a company that could save it $270,000 a year “no thanks.” That offer came from Grand Rapids...
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Moolenaar introduces Religious Liberty and Conscience Protection Act
LANSING – Sen. John Moolenaar introduced legislation on Thursday to protect the religious freedom and conscience of Michigan residents in the areas of purchasing health insurance, providing medical...
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