America’s health insurance is distributed in a patchwork way. There are public health insurers, like Medicaid and Medicare, and then there are private ones. That insurance may become harder to come by for over 200,000 residents.
Two health insurance agencies — Health Alliance Plan and Molina Healthcare will no longer offer coverage through the Affordable Care Act in Michigan. And Meridian Health Plan will be significantly shrinking its coverage for state residents. That’s happening as premium costs are expected to go through the roof because the Republican-controlled Congress did not include an extension of health insurance tax credits in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Brian Peters is the CEO of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. He spoke with Robyn Vincent.
November 24th, 2025, 07:08 pm
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The difficulties Michigan hospitals and their patients face as premiums rise
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Published November 24th, 2025, 07:08 pm
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America’s health insurance is distributed in a patchwork way. There are public health insurers, like Medicaid and Medicare, and then there are private ones. That insurance may become harder to come by for over 200,000 residents.
Two health insurance agencies — Health Alliance Plan and Molina Healthcare will no longer offer coverage through the Affordable Care Act in Michigan. And Meridian Health Plan will be significantly shrinking its coverage for state residents. That’s happening as premium costs are expected to go through the roof because the Republican-controlled Congress did not include an extension of health insurance tax credits in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Brian Peters is the CEO of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. He spoke with Robyn Vincent.
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