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Petoskey, Michigan Hospital Opens New Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic to Preserve Women’s Health and Pregnancy Care in Northern Michigan
PETOSKEY, MI — McLaren Northern Michigan has opened a new obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Petoskey to keep women’s health and pregnancy services available for patients across Northern Michigan. The practice, McLaren Northern Michigan Obstetrics and Gynecology, was created after Bay View OB/GYN announced it was closing, a move that would have left the area with far fewer dedicated options for this type of care.
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The Metro: Rep. Tlaib says DTE must pay for outages and pollution
450,000 DTE Energy customers lost power in last week’s storms. Many of them will not see a dollar for it. Michigan requires DTE to credit customers $42 a day when the lights stay off. But the rule, written by the Michigan Public Service Commission, works on a sliding scale: the bigger the storm, the longer the wait. In the largest outages, nothing starts until day four. Power was back for most customers before then.
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As Health Costs Rise in Michigan, Charity Clinics in Pontiac, Ferndale and Hillsdale Brace for More Uninsured Patients
PONTIAC, MI — More Michiganders who are losing insurance or finding coverage unaffordable are expected to turn to free clinics for care in the months ahead. At clinics in places such as Ogemaw Hills, Ferndale, Hillsdale and Pontiac, staff members say demand is already rising as premiums climb and some patients drop coverage they can no longer pay for.