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Michigan House votes to use federal health exchange grant
February 28, 2013
wsbt.com — The Republican-controlled House approved a bill to begin using a $31 million federal grant to establish a health insurance exchange. The exchange will be jointly operated by the state and federal governments. The state Senate is expected to vote on the bill in early March.
Tags: aca, Michigan, michigan state health insurance exchangeLast legislative push for state-run exchange fails in MI
November 29, 2012
Crain’s Detroit Business — A House committee failed to advance a bill for a state-run exchange. Gov. Rick Snyder supports a state-run exchange, but has announced the state will settle for a state-federal partnership.
Tags: aca, Michigan, michigan state health insurance exchangeMichigan picks benchmark plan
October 5, 2012
mlive — Gov. Rick Synder an HMO plan as its model for for the benefits that will be covered by all plans offered on the state exchange.
Tags: aca, Michigan, michigan state health insurance exchangeBusiness organization lobbies for state-run health insurance exchange
September 6, 2012
Crain’s Detroit Business — Michigan Business and Professional Association, which represents more than 20,000 small business members, prefers a state-run exchange rather than the planned state-federal partnership. Michigan was awarded a $9.8 million federal Exchange Establishment Grant, but the state legislature has not approved use of the funds.
Tags: aca, Michigan, michigan state health insurance exchangeGovernor moves ahead with federal partnership for Michigan health insurance exchange
August 24, 2012
Crain’s Detroit Business — With House Republicans refusing to authorize a state-run exchange and a Nov. 16 deadline to submit an exchange blueprint to the Department of Health & Human Services, Gov. Rick Snyder announced the state will operate an exchange with help from the federal government.
Tags: aca, Michigan, michigan state health insurance exchangeHouse panel unconvinced by health plans’ support of state-run exchange
July 21, 2012
mlive.com — Representatives from the Michigan Association of Health Plans, Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan testified at a House panel hearing on establishing a health insurance exchange. Most industry representatives favor a state-run exchange over federal involvement.
Tags: aca, Michigan, michigan state health insurance exchangeBenefits, problems explored at Grand Rapids Affordable Care Act forum
July 18, 2012
Mlive.com – The U.S. health care system is failing in two ways – too many people lack access to health care, and the cost is too high, Irwin Seating CEO Win Irwin said at a forum Tuesday. “It’s embarrassing to me that our health care cost is about 18 percent of the GDP, and that other industrialized countries of the world can cover their people at a third less cost,” he said. “I’m a lean, frugal businessman, and I find that abhorrent.”
Affordable Care Act: See what’s at stake for Michigan residents
July 10, 2012
MLive – As the House of Representatives prepares to hold another vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act, it’s easy to dismiss the effort as political theater. But for millions of Americans who rely on the law’s benefits and protections, the devastating effects of repeal would be all too real. Here’s what repeal would mean in concrete terms for families in Michigan and across the country.
Governor asks for House cooperation to retain state control of exchange
June 29, 2012
petoskeynews.com — With the Supreme Court upholding most parts of the Affordable Care Act, Gov. Synder asked legislators to cooperate in designing a health insurance exchange. Synder wants to minimize the federal government’s involvement by building a state-run exchange.
Tags: aca, Michigan, michigan state health insurance exchangeMichigan House GOP blocks efforts to set up health exchange
March 23, 2012
Associated Press–Michigan’s Republican legislators want to wait for the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on an insurance mandate before starting a state health insurance exchange. But Michigan’s governor and other elected leaders worry the state is running out of precious time.
Tags: aca, Michigan, michigan state health insurance exchangePassage of health insurance exchange bill this year looks unlikely
November 21, 2011
Crain’s Detroit Business – On Nov. 10, the Michigan Senate passed legislation that would create a statewide health insurance exchange, but that may be as far as the legislation moves in 2011.
Tags: Michigan, michigan state health insurance exchangeFeds take bite out of Medicare crime in five states
July 16, 2010
Moneyblog – The Justice Department made coordinated raids on Friday at alleged Medicare fraud operations in Florida, Louisiana, New York, Michigan and Texas as the Obama administration launched what is being called the largest attack on health care fraud in U.S. history. What are the steps to avoid Medicare fraud?
Tags: Florida, health care, health care fraud, Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team, health reform, Louisiana, Medicare, Medicare fraud, New York, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama, TexasDeaths Rising for Lack of Insurance, Study Finds
February 26, 2010
The New York Times – As members of the Obama administration and Congress met on Thursday to try to find common ground on health care, a new report warned that without comprehensive legislation, more than 275,000 adults nationwide will die over the next decade because of a lack of health insurance. Nearly 14,000 of those deaths would occur in New York State.
Tags: health care, health insurance, health reform, uninsuredOverhaul Divides Business and Its Traditional GOP Allies
September 25, 2009
Wall Street Journal – WASHINGTON – Business is parting from its traditional allies in the Republican Party on health care as companies and big corporate lobbyists lend tentative support to a congressional overhaul that conservative lawmakers staunchly oppose.
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