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Michigan's healthcare gap: Understanding the challenges and path forward

Discover how Michigan employers and labor organizations can close the healthcare gap—tackling rising costs, access barriers, and chronic disease.
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Michigan's workforce is dealing with more than rising healthcare costs. Chronic disease rates, mental health challenges, and a strained provider network are converging to create a system that leaves too many people waiting, paying more, and getting less. The state ranks 33rd in overall health nationally. For employers and labor organizations, the question is no longer whether the system is broken. It's what to do about it.

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THE MICHIGAN LANDSCAPE

A state facing compounding healthcare challenges

Michigan’s healthcare strain

Michigan’s healthcare landscape is under pressure. Chronic disease rates exceed national averages, provider shortages limit access for millions, and rising costs leave employers, labor groups, and their people in a difficult spot.

What the numbers make clear

More than 15% of Michiganders live with three or more chronic conditions, the state ranks 43rd in health outcomes, and 2.6 million live in primary care shortage areas. This eBook explores the gap and what organizations can do next.

THE MICHIGAN CHALLENGE

A system that leaves too many people behind

Michigan employers face converging pressures: chronic conditions going unmanaged, mental health support out of reach, and a strained provider network that leaves people waiting or skipping care altogether. These challenges compound—and the cost lands on your organization.

  • Chronic disease rates exceed the national average across six conditions

  • 3.67 million residents live in mental healthcare shortage areas

  • 65% of Michiganders delay or skip care due to cost

Deferred care leads to more complex conditions, higher claims, and unpredictable costs. For organizations already stretched, this cycle erodes your ability to offer competitive benefits. Waiting for the system to fix itself is not a strategy.

A BETTER PATH FORWARD

Advanced primary care is helping Michigan organizations get ahead

Proactive care that reaches people before costs escalate

Advanced primary care shifts focus from reactive treatment to proactive support. With same- or next-day appointments and unlimited visits, members get care before small issues become costly ones.

Integrated mental health and whole-person support

Mental health is inseparable from physical health and workforce performance. Advanced primary care integrates mental health services alongside primary care, removing barriers of long waits and high costs.

Sustainable cost control for employers and members

Organizations investing in advanced primary care see $1,100+ in annual savings per engaged member, fewer high-cost claims, and a workforce that feels genuinely supported and valued.

  • For more than 50 years, research has shown that strong primary care leads to better clinical outcomes, less unnecessary utilization, and lower costs.

    DR. NIRAV VAKHARIA
    Chief Operating Officer, Marathon Health
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Take the first step toward better care in Michigan

Michigan's healthcare gap isn't closing on its own. This eBook gives employers and labor organizations a clear picture of the challenge and how advanced primary care helps take control of costs and improve access.
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