Health care reforms could cut Michigan costs for insulin, cancer treatment
The Michigan House passed a broad package of health reform bills Wednesday aimed at saving Michigan residents money and making it easier to see a doctor online.
The 15-bill package received bipartisan support in the House and won praise from groups such as the Michigan League for Public Policy and the American Diabetes Association, but received immediate opposition from business groups and major health care plans.
“This is going to help a lot of people but not everyone,” House Speaker Jason Wentworth, R-Farwell, told reporters after the vote. “This is a step down that path of increasing access and affordability.”
The bills, which would still need to be approved by the Senate and signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to become law, included numerous provisions that would cut health care bills for Michigan residents.
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