Senior communities have seen populations fall as a result of COVID-19 deaths, people moving back in with family and decreased referrals of seniors coming for short-term rehab at skilled-nursing facilities after elective surgeries.

Michigan's 10 top hospital systems are expected to receive $1.7 billion in COVID-19 relief grant funds from the federal government and $2.7 billion in Medicare advanced reimbursement loans that must be paid back by the end of the year.

The app, which is integrated through Microsoft's business suite, has a health self-declaration form for employees to fill out and automatically generates an email to human resources if an employee fails to complete the form or indicates illness.

Detroit-based managed-care company Health Alliance Plan is jumping back into the Medicaid HMO business in metro Detroit, signing a deal to acquire the Detroit-based Medicaid plan Trusted HP-Michigan.

A committee of the Republican-controlled Michigan Senate approved legislation to add a work requirement to the state's Medicaid program. If the bill is enacted, it could affect up to 1 million nonelderly, nondisabled Michigan adults.

A Trinity Health program aimed at helping patients get care remotely is growing beyond its Michigan test bed into six other states, part of a growing move toward telemedicine by an industry looking to save money and improve care.