Our HEALTHCARE category provides visitors with an extensive list of articles dealing with past, present, and future issues relating to healthcare and the healthcare industry throughout the UP.
Recently Published
Change isn’t the problem—Profitizing Michigan’s mental health system is
Tom Watkins wrote in Michigan Advance recently about the importance of community-based mental health, and the dangers of “profitizing” these critical services.
The Big Beautiful Act, Medicaid and the Upper Peninsula
The new “Big Beautiful Act” slashes $1 trillion from Medicaid and CHIP, cutting at least 10.5 million people from coverage. For the U.P., this means fewer insured residents, struggling hospitals, job losses, and longer drives for care.
Marshfield Clinic Opens Regional Cancer Center in Iron Mountain
Elsa Pontbriand and Mindy Meyers from the Dickinson Area Economic Development Alliance provide an update on the Marshfield Medical Center’s Dickinson Cancer Center in Iron Mountain that opened its doors for patients on July 15.
Health in the UP: Is it Improving?
Is overall health in the Upper Peninsula improving? Michael and John Broadway take a look at the data, comparing UP county health rankings for the state in 2011 to 2023.
History Behind the Fence: The Marquette General Hospital Complex
Dr. Russell Magnaghi gives a fascinating overview of the history of Marquette’s early hospitals and how Marquette General Hospital came to be.
