DETROIT, March 27, 2013 – Today, the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Leadership Detroit program received Playworks Detroit’s Inclusion Award for its work in raising awareness to needs in the Detroit community. The award was presented at the 2013 Get in the …
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Chamber CEO Discusses Detroit Fiscal State with London’s Sky News
Sky News: March 26, 2013
Chamber president and CEO Sandy Baruah spoke with Jeff Randall of London’s Sky News about the fiscal state of Detroit. Original air date: March 25, 2013.
Continue ReadingMarch 26, 2013: Gov. Snyder, Chamber CEO Join Education Nation Kickoff; Chamber Hosts 2013 Health Care Leaders Forum
Gov. Snyder, Chamber CEO Participate in Education Nation Detroit Summit KickoffNBC News Education Nation On-the-Road tour kicked off in Detroit last week, bringing together local leaders for a solutions-focused conversation about improving education and preparing Americans for the jobs of …
Continue ReadingChamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah on NBC’s Education Nation
NBC: March 22, 2013
Chamber president and CEO Sandy Baruah was a panelist on NBC’s Education Nation talking about the education system in Detroit.
Continue ReadingChamber endorses Medicaid expansion
The Detroit News: March 21, 2013
The Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the Medicaid expansion proposed by Gov. Rick Snyder, despite opposition by many Republicans. The chamber’s Executive Board voted to back the expansion Wednesday, the same day a House appropriations subcommittee advanced a community health budget bill that did not include the $1.3 billion in federal money to fully fund the program.
Continue ReadingChamber event spotlights health care reform, insurance exchange, Medicaid expansion
Crain’s Detroit Business: March 21, 2013
Chris Priest, project manager of MIHealth Marketplace, Michigan’s health insurance exchange, made a strong case today for the state Legislature to approve separate bills that would authorize spending of $31 million in federal grant money to help build the exchange and to expand Medicaid to more than 500,000 uninsured residents.
Continue ReadingLeaders aim to turn southeast Michigan into ‘health care destination’
The Detroit News: March 21, 2013
Falak Khattak’s face revealed she was weary from pain and 24 hours of travel as she was prepped for surgery at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak Wednesday, but her eyes were hopeful. The Pakistani mother of six had flown 7,000 miles from her home in Islamabad to start treatment with Dr. Kenneth Peters, chief of urology and director of Beaumont’s Women’s Urology Center.
Continue Reading‘Michigan State has always been in Detroit’
Lansing State Journal: March 21, 2013
The ties that bind Michigan State’s basketball team to Detroit are long and deep. Greg Kelser. Steve Smith. Shawn Respert. Kalin Lucas. Some of the Spartans’ best players have come from the Motor City. “We feel like Detroit IS Michigan State and Michigan State IS Detroit,” junior guard Keith Appling said.
Continue ReadingGet Out Front
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan reform expert advises tackling the ACA now By James Martinez Page 48 As the vice president of the Office of National Health Reform for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Kirk Roy has a …
Continue ReadingEconomic Advantage of a Healthy Workforce
Companies help employees lead fit lifestyles By Noah Purcell Page 42 Even the best trained, most talented workers can only do so much for their employers from the constraints of a hospital bed. In an effort to address rising health …
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