Robin Erb
Medical Writer at Freelance
Writer at Bridge Michigan
Reporting from the intersection of public policy and health. (Wow, it's busy here!)
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1 week ago |
bridgemi.com | Robin Erb
Michigan has settled a federal lawsuit that accused the state of ‘staggering failures’ in mental health services A judge still has to approve the settlement Some improvements are underway, but with Medicaid funding in peril and continuing workforce shortages, it’s unclear how quickly the state can make additional changes Michigan children with mental health needs might soon get more help from the state under settlement terms in a federal lawsuit accusing the state of “staggering failures”...
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2 weeks ago |
bridgemi.com | Robin Erb
Public health’s coffers, arguably underfunded for decades, were boosted with COVID-era fundingIn Michigan, $5.5 million was being used to boost defense against disease outbreaks and terrorism, but the Trump administration abruptly ended the funds in MarchSupporters of the cuts say it’s time to end those funds now that the pandemic is overGAYLORD —The equipment inside a public health lab here sits shiny, new and eerily quiet. These rooms are dark. Three lab staff have been laid off.
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3 weeks ago |
bridgemi.com | Robin Erb
Proposed tax cuts by the Trump administration may be offset by Medicaid reductions; Republicans are wrangling over the details On Friday, hardline conservatives scuttled the most detailed plan Here’s what we know about possible impacts in Michigan under the working plan ANN ARBOR — Pressure continues to mount in Congress and from the White House to shave billions of dollars from Medicaid, leaving Michigan’s health care leaders to grapple with the “what ifs” in a battle that’s likely to...
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4 weeks ago |
bridgemi.com | Robin Erb
Senior centers may be more important than ever as Michigan confronts an aging crisis Many centers are forced to cobble together funding to survive because of the state’s hodgepodge of local millages That builds wide inequities in the system — from country club-like centers that stand on their own to those fitted into old buildings or tucked into parks and rec departmentsROCHESTER — Entering the sprawling OPC Social & Activity Center is an exercise in choice: Pickleball or pottery?
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1 month ago |
bridgemi.com | Robin Erb
In just over three decades, Medicaid has more than doubled its coverage in Michigan — now paying for more than 2 in 5 newborns and 2 in 3 nursing home residents Advocates say cuts will shred Michigan’s safety net for the state’s most vulnerable But where some see ‘cuts,’ others see a need for ‘efficiencies’ in the billions of tax dollars each year that pay for the growing program MAPLE CITY— Medicaid in Michigan can be measured by lots of big numbers — from the nearly 2.7 residents it covered...
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