Editorials

Dr. Karen Garcia: New Michigan parents shouldn’t be put in these financial bindsOpinion | Battle Creek Enquirer

Dr. Karen Garcia: New Michigan parents shouldn’t be put in these financial binds

I think often of a mother I cared for. As a newborn hospitalist who also…
August 19, 2026 Read More
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Sen. John Cherry: Rx Kids Started in Flint. Now It’s Helping 100,000 Michigan Babies Get a Stronger StartOpinion | Substack

Sen. John Cherry: Rx Kids Started in Flint. Now It’s Helping 100,000 Michigan Babies Get a Stronger Start

This evidence-based, bipartisan program gives families support during pregnancy and a baby’s first year. It…
August 19, 2026 Read More
Dr. Nigel Paneth: Treating poverty to prevent preterm births and newborn deathsOpinion | Bridge Michigan

Dr. Nigel Paneth: Treating poverty to prevent preterm births and newborn deaths

One of the most promising approaches to preterm birth prevention emerged from a Midwestern city…
July 16, 2026 Read More
Andy Richards: Michigan businesses need more than workers. We need healthy familiesOpinion | Bridge Michigan

Andy Richards: Michigan businesses need more than workers. We need healthy families

As a business leader, I spend most of my days thinking about people. I think…
June 24, 2026 Read More
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Dr. Mona Hanna: Michigan’s Smartest Economic Investment? BabiesOpinion | Detroit News

Dr. Mona Hanna: Michigan’s Smartest Economic Investment? Babies

Dr. Mona Hanna shares how Rx Kids strengthens families while also creating a healthy economy.
May 28, 2026 Read More
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Melissa Holmquist and Megan Murphy: Investing in the U.P.’s Youngest is an Investment in All of UsOpinion | Mining Gazette

Melissa Holmquist and Megan Murphy: Investing in the U.P.’s Youngest is an Investment in All of Us

Rx Kids is necessary infrastructure–and the Upper Peninsula has been making do without this kind…
May 21, 2026 Read More
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Sec. Hillary Clinton: How to Fix AffordabilityOpinion | New York Times

Sec. Hillary Clinton: How to Fix Affordability

In a New York Times op-ed, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shows how Rx…
April 9, 2026 Read More
Dr. Richard Bates: Rural OB-GYN on Why Northern Michigan Needs Rx KidsOpinion | Alpena News

Dr. Richard Bates: Rural OB-GYN on Why Northern Michigan Needs Rx Kids

"For years, I have believed that if we truly want healthier babies and stronger families,…
March 23, 2026 Read More
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Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield: Rx Kids Was My First PriorityOpinion | Detroit Free Press

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield: Rx Kids Was My First Priority

In a Detroit Free Press Op-Ed, Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield shares why her administration prioritized…
March 11, 2026 Read More
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: We Just Gave Parents a Fighting ChanceOpinion | Substack

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: We Just Gave Parents a Fighting Chance

Becoming a parent was one of the most joyful days of my life. It was…
February 13, 2026 Read More
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Brad Hershbein: New Study Finds Rx Kids Can Stabilize Households, Boost EconomyOpinion | Bridge Michigan

Brad Hershbein: New Study Finds Rx Kids Can Stabilize Households, Boost Economy

January 15, 2026 Read More
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Michigan Catholic Conference: A State Budget Prioritizing Mothers & Babies in NeedOpinion | Michigan Catholic Conference

Michigan Catholic Conference: A State Budget Prioritizing Mothers & Babies in Need

October 22, 2025 Read More
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Michael Van Beek: Why Milton Friedman Would Have Liked Michigan’s Rx Kids ProgramOpinion | Bridge Michigan

Michael Van Beek: Why Milton Friedman Would Have Liked Michigan’s Rx Kids Program

July 23, 2025 Read More
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Sen. John Damoose: ‘Pro-life’ means more than protecting the unborn. Michigan’s Rx Kids does just that.Opinion | Detroit Free Press

Sen. John Damoose: ‘Pro-life’ means more than protecting the unborn. Michigan’s Rx Kids does just that.

"When I study programs designed to lift up the least of these, I want ones…
September 4, 2024 Read More