Journalism Grants
Funding For:
Unraveling Medical Bills in Michigan
Health Care Management / Affordability / Cost & Quality / Private Equity
Recipient:
Bridge Michigan
Grant Period:
Jan 01, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026
AMOUNT:
$20,000.00
Summary of the Project:
Bridge Michigan will explain changes in Michigan’s health care system and break down the economics, including on hospital consolidation, medical bills, medical waste, Medicaid funding, private equity investments, and food as medicine programs. This multi-part, data-driven series will help residents understand rising health care costs and efforts to make care more efficient and affordable.
About the Grantee:
Bridge Michigan is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that provides passionate and rooted Michigan readers with honest, fact-driven journalism on the state’s diverse people, politics, and economy.