Michigan public health agencies axe programs amid federal cuts

Interlochen Public Radio
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Michigan’s local public health departments as they prepare their fiscal year 2026 budgets.
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A home named in a fraud lawsuit at London Health Sciences Centre has hit the market for nearly $2-million, even though the hospital in its legal action asked all properties identified not be sold. 

A home named in a fraud lawsuit at London Health Sciences Centre has hit the market for nearly $2-million, even though the hospital in its legal action asked all properties identified not be sold. 
London Free Press
A home listed in an LHSC lawsuit alleging a massive fraud remains on the market even though the hospital is trying to prevent its sale 
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Sources close to LHSC state Musyj will be in London until at least 2028. He still maintains a  residence in Windsor, as well as a home in London.

Sources close to LHSC state Musyj will be in London until at least 2028. He still maintains a  residence in Windsor, as well as a home in London.
London Free Press
It looks like London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) supervisor David Musyj will be sticking around. Musyj was seconded to London from Windsor Regional Hospital, where he was chief executive, as a temporary measure in May 2024. When he was appointed by the province as LHSC’s supervisor four months later, a spokeperson for the health minister said […]
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New LHSC program helps young patients navigate cancer care

New LHSC program helps young patients navigate cancer care
London Free Press
A new oncology program helps young cancer patients better navigate their health-care needs – and life outside the hospital.
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LHSC fundraising arm may ‘take a hit’ in fallout of lawsuits: Expert

LHSC fundraising arm may ‘take a hit’ in fallout of lawsuits: Expert
London Free Press
London Health Sciences Centre’s fundraising arm is likely to “take a hit” and see donations drop
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How Medicaid cuts could hit northern Michigan hospitals

Interlochen Public Radio
Munson Healthcare officials say almost two thirds of their payments come from Medicaid.
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LHSC lawsuits: What we know about former employees named

LHSC lawsuits: What we know about former employees named
London Free Press
Six former LHSC employees and a close contact of one of them are named in two lawsuits filed by the hospital alleging a massive fraud
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Barr seeks rematch for northern Michigan’s U.S. House seat

Interlochen Public Radio
Democrat Callie Barr is launching a second bid for Michigan's First Congressional District. She was defeated by Republican Congressman Jack Bergman in 2024 after receiving less than 40 percent of the vote.
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Giving Cruise Day event raises over $52K for Kincardine hospital

Kincardine News
ven an intense thunderstorm couldn’t deter donors during a recent classic car show fundraiser for the local hospital. In early June, the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation announced that every dollar donated to the Building Health Care for Generations fundraising campaign on June 27, including during the downtown Cruise Night event, would be matched […]
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83,000 stethoscopes: Things LHSC’s alleged $50M fraud losses could buy

83,000 stethoscopes: Things LHSC’s alleged $50M fraud losses could buy
London Free Press
Reporter Heather Rivers went price shopping for things in health care to see how far lawsuit damages sought by the London hospital might go.
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Such oversight must include the hospital’s internal audit department becoming involved early in the awarding of major contracts to ensure future allegations of abuse, a step that is not taken now, he

Such oversight must include the hospital’s internal audit department becoming involved early in the awarding of major contracts to ensure future allegations of abuse, a step that is not taken now, he
London Free Press
Greater accountability and oversight needed in the awarding of contracts at London Health Sciences Centre, says a former hospital executive
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Relative, neighbours of duo named in $50M LHSC fraud lawsuit shocked

Relative, neighbours of duo named in $50M LHSC fraud lawsuit shocked
London Free Press
A relative and neighbours of two men at the centre of a pair of massive fraud lawsuits launched by LHSC expressed shock and disbelief
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