FernCare 14th Annual Dinner Fundraiser: April 20, 2023 2023 Medicare for All Strategy Conference: April 17-23, 2023 ..read more

The MichUHCAN Board joined Authority Health in seeking a $25 Million dollar expansion is put in the state budget. The Governor has asked for $11 Million dollars. Healthcare advocates are asked to call/write their state representative and Senator and ask for their support of a $25 Million dollar expansion for School Based Health Clinics.  ..read more

MiCare plan would provide comprehensive care, cut out insurance profiteers LANSING — State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) today announced House Bill 5966, a universal single-payer plan to provide comprehensive health coverage to every resident of Michigan. MiCare would be publicly administered, cutting out the profit motive and removing costly bureaucracy designed to deny care. Rabhi was joined at the announcement by advocates and organizations supporting universal health care, including the Michigan Nurses Association, Michigan for Single Payer Healthcare, Michigan U ..read more

At its August Board meeting, the MichUHCAN (Michigan Universal Health Care Access Network) Board of Directors supported mandatory masking and vaccinations for the safety of all healthcare workers and to protect members of the community. The health of the community is a collective responsibility. Being required to wear a mask should not be seen as an infringement of an individual’s personal freedom, rather it must be seen as a protection of the entire community’s freedom to be safe from the scourge of the Covid 19 pandemic. Though healthcare workers were the primary focus of the Board, members ..read more

Click Here to Donate Today or mail a check or money order to:  MICHUHCAN 35828 Smithfield Court Farmington, MI 48335 All Donations are Tax-Deductible  ..read more

JANUARY 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT – After years of fighting Detroit water shutoffs through litigation and advocacy, a coalition of civil rights lawyers and organizations publicly calls on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to order a moratorium on the interruption of water service to thousands of Detroit households to end a public health emergency. The coalition privately asked the Governor to end the water crisis in a letter nearly three months ago, but yet Detroit water shutoffs continue. The coalition approached the Governor because of years of Detroit city and state officials’ ina ..read more

Democratic presidential candidates are laying out plans for universal health-care coverage, with Medicare for All overpowering the conversation. The big picture: All 2020 Democrats said they believe in the concept of universal health care, except they vary on how to get there — and on which plan can be more appealing to achieve nationwide support. In Congress The Medicare for All bill from Sen. Bernie Sanders has 16 co-sponsors including several 2020 Democrats. Both Sanders’ bill and a bill from Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) lay out paths for eliminating private health insurance. Sen. Bria ..read more

Dear Healthcare advocates: The struggle to achieve a healthcare system that is fair, affordable, accessible, and sustainable for all who live in America remains elusive. Recent polls indicate that only 46% of Americans understand what Medicare for all or a publicly funded healthcare system actually means. Education and advocacy continue to be critical if we are ever to have a solid majority of our citizens supportive of our efforts. Please see the video below by Dr. Robert Frank, M.D., former Dean, Wayne State University School of Medicine and MichUHCAN Board Member, which explains the value t ..read more

Michelle Andrews Three times a week, Tod Gervich injects himself with Copaxone, a prescription drug that can reduce the frequency of relapses in people who have some forms of multiple sclerosis. After more than 20 years with the disease, Gervich, 66, is accustomed to managing his condition. What he can’t get used to is how Medicare’s coinsurance charges drain his wallet. Unlike commercial plans that cap members’ out-of-pocket drug spending annually, Medicare has no limit for prescription medications in Part D, its drug benefit. With the cost of specialty drugs increasing, some Medicare benefic ..read more