Dustin Walsh

Detroit

Senior Health Care Reporter at Crain's Detroit Business

Blue-eyed son of a mechanic. Defender of rural America. Senior reporter for @crainsdetroit covering health care and marijuana, sometimes economics and labor.

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Michigan's marijuana price collapse slows as sales rebound

1 week ago | greenmarketreport.com | Dustin Walsh

Michigan marijuana prices stabilized in March as sales recovered from a three-month slide. The average price for an ounce of adult-use marijuana flower dropped only a tenth of a percent in the month to $65.14, the smallest slide since 2020. In February, the price dropped 2.2% and the price remains down more than 28% year-over-year. Sales also recovered in March.
Michigan's marijuana price collapse slows as sales rebound

1 week ago | crainsdetroit.com | Dustin Walsh

Michigan marijuana prices stabilized in March as sales recovered from a three-month slide. The average price for an ounce of adult-use marijuana flower dropped only a tenth of a percent in the month to $65.14, the smallest slide since 2020. In February, the price dropped 2.2% and the price remains down more than 28% year-over-year. Sales also recovered in March.
Michigan hospital escapes liability over contaminated COVID-19 drug

1 week ago | crainsdetroit.com | Dustin Walsh

Chelsea Hospital escaped a lawsuit filed by the family of a Lenawee County man who suffered two strokes after taking a COVID-19 medication contaminated with glass particles. Chelsea Hospital, an 133-bed facility located in Chelsea west of Ann Arbor, is a joint venture between Trinity Health and University of Michigan Health.
GM to lay off 200 at Factory Zero in Detroit

2 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Dustin Walsh

General Motors announced Thursday it plans to lay off roughly 200 workers at its electric vehicle plant in Detroit. The workers are facing a temporary layoff, unrelated to the existing tariffs from the U.S. on Canada and Mexico, according to a report by Reuters. It’s unclear if GM is again retooling the plant to accommodate another model of if the layoffs are a result of a struggling U.S. EV market.
HAP returns to profitability as other insurers post losses

2 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Dustin Walsh

Health Alliance Plan, the integrated insurer owned by Henry Ford Health, is back to profitability. The Troy-based health insurer reported a net income of $32.4 million on revenue of $2.47 billion in 2024. That’s up from a net loss of $17.9 million on revenue of $2.42 billion in 2023. HAP attributes the growth to financial and operational belt-tightening last year.
Michigan hospitals clash with insurers over out-of-control costs

2 weeks ago | crainsgrandrapids.com | Dustin Walsh |Mark Sanchez

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is negotiating reimbursement contracts with Michigan’s largest health care systems — Henry Ford Health, Corewell Health and Michigan Medicine. The Detroit-based insurer and resounding leader with a 67% market share in the state is coming off a hefty loss of $1.03 billion last year and its CEO, Tricia Keith, is publicly calling upon hospitals to cut costs as the industry accelerates toward financial unsustainability.
Ann Marie Creed to become president of UM-Health Sparrow

2 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Dustin Walsh

She most recently served as vice president of the system command center and patient logistics for Henry Ford Health. She was previously the vice president of operations and the vice president of surgical services for the Detroit health system. Creed also worked in leadership roles at Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State Health Physician Group. At HFH, she’s credited with leading the creation of the system’s virtual intensive care unit and leading operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Michigan hospitals clash with insurers over out-of-control costs

2 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Dustin Walsh |Mark Sanchez

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is negotiating reimbursement contracts with Michigan’s largest health care systems — Henry Ford Health, Corewell Health and Michigan Medicine. The Detroit-based insurer and resounding leader with a 67% market share in the state is coming off a hefty loss of $1.03 billion last year and its CEO, Tricia Keith, is publicly calling upon hospitals to cut costs as the industry accelerates toward financial unsustainability.
Urban Science CEO and wife make historic donation to Wayne State

2 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Dustin Walsh

James Anderson and his wife Patricia donated $50 million to Wayne State University — the largest gift in the Detroit university’s 157-year history. Anderson, the president and CEO of Detroit-based auto consulting firm Urban Science, made the gift to advance engineering research and entrepreneurship. As a result, the university’s engineering school will be renamed the James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering. The department serves about 3,300 students.
Planned Parenthood to shutter 4 clinics, cut staff amid federal funding cuts

2 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Dustin Walsh

Planned Parenthood of Michigan is shuttering some clinics and reducing employment amid a restructuring in response to anticipated federal funding cuts. The organization is permanently closing clinics in Jackson, Petoskey and Marquette by April 30, the nonprofit said in a press release. Those locations will see their last patients on April 25. Planned Parenthood will also consolidate its two Ann Arbor clinics into one clinic at Power Family Health Center at 3100 Professional Drive by May 5.

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10 Apr 25

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Dustin P. Walsh @dustinpwalsh

9 Apr 25

FWIW, the last time a deal was reached — China's Phase One Deal with the last Trump administration — China only hit about 59% of its promised total of soybean purchases. Granted, this was in 2020 and there was a global pandemic. Either way, it never caught up.

Dustin P. Walsh @dustinpwalsh

9 Apr 25

That's saying so what to American farmers, to the oil and gas industry, to circuit makers, to turbine makers, to the medical device makers. $2-$3 billion of exports annually go to China from Michigan. 16% of Michigan's total GDP at risk.

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