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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.

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Covid 19 and Population Change in the Upper Peninsula 2020-2021

Michael Broadway takes a look at the effect Covid-19 has had on population in the Upper Peninsula from 2020 to 2021 using data from the Census Bureau, and discusses the conclusions that can be drawn from this data.

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Watkins: Here’s how we fix Michigan’s broken mental health system

Here’s how we continue the pursuit of an integrated health care system that maximizes public resources, is consumer and community-focused.

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Talking to Elise Bur, Director of NMU Center for Rural Health

In the latest episode of the Rural Insights Podcast, David Haynes sits down with Elise Bur, Director of the NMU Center for Rural Health.

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A Rural Healthcare Gem in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Upper Peninsula Health Plan was recently recognized again as one of the best Medicaid Health Plans in the country, and represents a true rural healthcare gem in the UP.

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David Jahn Gives an Update on Eastern UP Healthcare

In the latest episode of the Rural Insights Podcast, David Haynes sits down for another conversation with David Jahn, President and CEO of Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital to learn about the current state of healthcare in the Eastern UP.

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