Local, National Organizations Turn to Life Time Fitness to Reduce Health Care Costs, Increase Employee Health and ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

CHANHASSEN, Minn.----In the face of a significant and growing national health crisis, corporations and consumers alike are battling ever-increasing health care challenges and costs.

More need government health plans, census suggests (Detroit Free Press)

The number of people who rely on state and federally sponsored health care programs is rising, according to the 2007 Current Population Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Kids on Medicaid may get help from pilot program (The Grand Rapids Press)

GRAND RAPIDS -- A local initiative is aiming to close the health gap between Michigan children who rely on Medicaid for primary care insurance and children who are privately insured.

Wayne County health fair today in Wayne (Detroit News)

The Wayne County Department of Public Health will hold a fair at 10 a.m. today inside its headquarters, 33030 Van Born Road in Wayne.

Ky. woman gets 5 years' probation for Mich. fraud (Local 12 Cincinnati)

A Kentucky woman has been sentenced to probation for defrauding a Michigan county out of $230,000 in government-funded health care benefits.