Health, health care, and the many issues surrounding the fields are critical topics of interest to individuals, families, and the general public. Michigan Radio has responded by establishing its Health Care Reporting Projects, a group of multi-year, on-going series of reports on key health issues.

Started in 1998 with a generous grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, the projects have covered topics ranging from the latest on federal and state health care policy to the use of literature to help children deal with health care crises. Since the beginning, Michigan Radio has added many partners, leading to special reporting covering the health care safety net and senior health care issues.

Please click on one of the projects below to find out more information and listen to stories produced as part of that series…

BCBSM Reporting Project
* The original Michigan Radio health care reporting project, funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
* Covering a variety of health care issues in Michigan

Sound Partners
* A cooperative, community journalism reporting series done in partnership with the Center for Advancing Community Health, Okemos, MI, and funded by the Benton Foundation
* Focusing on the health care safety net, especially the federally funded MIChild and Healthy Kids programs, and community outreach training

Senior Health Care Reporting Project
* Our latest health care series funded by the HCR ManorCare Foundation
* Focusing on the needs and issues of Michigan’s elderly and their caregivers