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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — Michigan Needs Action More Than Ever
Marcia Mastracci Ditmyer, Stephen M. Modell, Christina Sellers
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to reflect, refocus, and mobilize. Breast cancer remains a significant public health concern, both nationally and here in Michigan. Awareness, screening, and access to care can make the difference between early detection and late diagnosis. Despite improvements in survival, the overall incidence rate of breast cancer has been increasing in recent years.¹ However, a positive trend is the continued increase in diagnoses at earlier stages.¹ As of 2020, over half of all breast cancer cases were diagnosed at a localized or in situ stage.²
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Mitigating the Effect of Federal Health Insurance Budget Cuts on Michigan
Stephen M. Modell
As if the numerous job cuts to healthcare and public health workers that have been taking place and the Big Beautiful Bill health budget reductions now being set in stone were not enough, the Trump Administration has been gradually, almost subliminally nipping along the edges of Americans’ more tacit health benefits. The enhanced premium tax credits that continued through the COVID period are set to expire at the end of this year. Subsidized Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace enrollees can expect their out-of-pocket premium payments to rise upwards of 150% (Lo et al., 2025). Those making between 100 and 150% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and currently paying $0 for a benchmark plan can expect to start paying more than $1,100 per year in premium costs…
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