http://wmuk.org en http://wmuk.org/post/saving-her-son-finding-grace <p>Can you have it all? <a href="http://annehamming.com/anne-book">Anne Marie Hamming</a> of Middleville thought she did: she had a fulfilling career in journalism as well as a husband and two kids. But then it all fell apart.</p><p></p> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:50:46 +0000 Earlene McMichael 3783 at http://wmuk.org Saving her son, finding grace http://wmuk.org/post/wmu-speaker-considers-health-equity <p>The federal government says black babies are up to three times more likely to die than white infants. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say more African-Americans suffer from high blood pressure than whites do. Those and other disparities in health and health care are the subject of the annual Burian Lecture on Wednesday, February 20th, at Western Michigan University.</p> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:39:35 +0000 Andrew Robins 2490 at http://wmuk.org WMU speaker considers "health equity" http://wmuk.org/post/snyder-medicaid-expansion-makes-sense <p>Governor Rick Snyder says he wants state lawmakers to approve expansion of Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act. The request is included in the budget Snyder will deliver to the legislature Thursday. The Detroit <em>Free Press</em> <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20130206/NEWS15/130206038/1001/news">reports</a> that about 470-thousand more low-income people would get coverage if lawmakers approve the plan. However the governor is expected to face resistance from some fellow Republicans opposed to “Obamacare”.<br> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:45:45 +0000 Andrew Robins 2066 at http://wmuk.org Snyder: Medicaid expansion "makes sense"