Healthcare

Task force aims to preserve health equity amid Medicaid cuts

West Michigan collaboration gets the word out about Medicaid changes and shares resources to help those affected.

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Free MedWish MedWorks clinic in Cleveland brings free dental care and more to patients

Volunteer dental and medical professionals at a MedWish MedWorks clinic in Cleveland provide free care and connect patients with follow-up services.

Michigan’s community mental health system: Overcoming stigma to provide needed care

Community mental health has played an important role in shifting the culture to asking for help.

High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans

A group of maternal-fetal medicine specialists has developed new guidelines to help providers in those states navigate legal risks for themselves and medical challenges for their high-risk patients, Stateline reports. 

New arrivals in the ER? Georgia gears up to solve rural maternal health crisis

Most of Georgia’s counties are without a labor and delivery unit. To fill those gaps, the state is looking to equip emergency rooms to handle obstetric emergencies. Advocates and doctors worry, however, that the ER is being used as a stopgap.

Older adults suffer when stigma keeps them from mental health care

Generational stigma and diagnosing mental health issues as part of aging rob older adults of the help they need.

Idaho moms and grandmothers are taking the fight for abortion rights to their neighbors’ doors

It's the only state this year where voters could reverse an abortion ban. With little national support, older women who never expected to be activists are powering the campaign.

Speciality clinics are helping close gaps in access to healthcare

The new clinic offers prenatal and postnatal care, behavioral health services, developmental support, and pediatric therapies in one accessible location at the Fort Wayne Urban League.

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics meeting Michiganders’ needs for integrated care

CCBHCs serve Michiganders no matter what their income or insurance coverage.  

Detroit Midwifery School training midwives from the community of birthing people they serve

Certified professional midwives offer additional options for birth that address racial disparities in maternal-infant mortality.

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