Blog - Part 3
Dollars and Sense: Accepting Federal Funds to Cover Michigan’s Uninsured with Medicaid
Dollars and Sense: Accepting Federal Funds to Cover Michigan’s Uninsured with Medicaid Saves Michigan money: With 100 percent federal funding for the first three years and a gradual reduction to a minimum of 90 percent later, this is the highest federal…
Thank you to The Union Edge for featuring Eli Isaguirre
Thank you to The Union Edge for featuring Eli Isaguirre, West Michigan Regional Coordinator at Michigan Consumers for Healthcare. The following is his entire interview with The Union Edge. Isaguirre discussed everything from how the Affordable Care Act impacts Michigan to what…
The Affordable Care Act: How it Benefits People with Disabilities
The Affordable Care Act: How it Benefits People with Disabilities Produced by: Michigan Consumers for Healthcare, Michigan Disability Rights Coalition, United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan
MCH Presentation at Bethlehem Temple
Start Date: January 20, 2013 – 2:30pm – 4:00pm Location: 1518 South Washington, Lansing, MI Brett Williams will be speaking on behalf of Michigan Consumers for Healthcare at Bethlehem Temple Church, 1518 South Washington, Lansing, MI. Please RSVP to JWR…
House Bill 4004
Written by: Brett Williams, Central Michigan Coordinator for Michigan Consumers for Healthcare The legislative session kicked off on January 9th with Representative Dian Slavend (D-21) introducing House Bill 4004, which if passed, would create an fund and a specialty license…
Consumers Experts to Preview Blue Cross Deregulation Debate
Michigan Consumers for Healthcare held their first virtual Google + Event to preview Blue Cross Deregulation Posted by: Chelsea Lewis, social media coordinator for Michigan Consumers for Healthcare With new legislation to deregulate Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan expected…
Medicaid Expansion: A Historic Opportunity Michigan Can’t Afford to Miss
When the Supreme Court declared the Affordable Care Act (ACA) constitutional last summer, it also delivered a blow to the overall design of healthcare reform. How? The Court took away the federal government’s power to penalize states that don’t expand…
What Consumers Need to Know about the Blue Cross Deal
What you need to know about the Blue Cross Deal Consumers Explain What is REALLY Going On So how do Senate Bills (SB) 1293 and 1294 dealing with the sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (Blue Cross) impact…
Press Release: Senator, Are You with the Public or the Insurance Lobby?
Senator, Are You with the Public or the Insurance Lobby? Consumers Do Battle Over Billion Dollar BCBSM “Giveaway” For Immediate Release Contact: Don Hazaert, 734-262-3837 Tuesday, October 16, 2012 [email protected] LANSING– Leading state and national consumer advocates will be appearing before…
MCH Letter to Michigan’s Congressional Delegation Regarding Federal Healthcare Issues and Concerns
Dear member of the Michigan Congressional Delegation: Michigan Consumers for Healthcare (MCH) is the state of Michigan’s largest consumer healthcare advocacy voice representing over 160 member organizations. The focus of the MCH coalition is working collaboratively to address the opportunities…