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Medicaid Cuts Threaten Jackson’s Health, Economy, and Future: A Call to Action

May 12, 2025 Guest Column Bill Wypyski CEO, Center for Family Health  In reviewing the US House of Representatives’ proposal to cut hundreds of billions from Medicaid, we are concerned about the Center for Family Health and the patients who get their health insurance through Medicaid coverage. Medicaid helps to keep people healthy, working, and living in their homes. Medicaid covers about half of children, 4 in 10 pregnant women, many people with disabilities, nearly all poor seniors age 65 and older, and other low-income adults, helping them get the health care they need. Our health center and its patients depend on Medicaid to finance needed health services. Among our patients, over 50% percent get their health insurance through Medicaid. Medicaid accounts for over 60% percent of our community health center revenues. Medicaid plays a significant role in the local and state economies by sustaining our community health centers, keeping rural hospitals open, supporting job growth, and saving taxpayer dollars by avoiding unnecessary health costs. Polls show the program is valued, and most voters do not want deep cuts in Medicaid. Yet Congress has proposed ways to cut Medicaid, such as reducing federal Medicaid matching dollars, limiting provider tax revenues,…

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Center for Family Health Jackson County Scoreboard February 10, 2025

Jackson Christian High School basketball player Ella Boll (23) saw plenty of attention during the Royals home game Monday night. Photo by Karson Durocher, JTV Sports Boys Basketball Grass Lake 50, Vandercook Lake 26: Brayden Lape finished with 24 points and Bryant Cook scored eight points and pulled down 17 rebounds for Grass Lake. Marshall 53, Northwest 40: The Mounties fell at home in Interstate Eight Conference play. Waldron 65, Springport 56: Dallas Higelmire finished with 24 points and Tucker Wiginton added 16 points for the Spartans. Girls Basketball Lumen Christ 51, Columbia Central 40: The Titans earned a non-conference win on the road Monday. Kenna Hunt finished with 29 points for the Titans and Gabby Gaydosh led the way with 19 points for CCHS. East Jackson 49, Whitmore Lake 39: The Trojans improved to 9-7 with the home win. East Jackson High School basketball player Mariah Kerley concentrates on a free throw during a home game Monday. Photo by John Lucus Jr., JTV Sports Morenci 49, Hanover-Horton 28: Molly Soper scored eight points for Hanover-Horton. Jackson Christian 56, St. Philip 22: Rennie Huff finished with 31 points and five steals and Ella Boll tallied eight points and pulled down…

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JTV Sports Jackson County Scoreboard November 25, 2024

Photo by Madison Vieau, JTV Sports Boys Basketball Concord 67, Homer 33: Concord opened the season with a road win at Homer. Jett Smith scored 22 points, Darelle Dean finished with 17 points, and Connor Stevens added 15 points for the Yellow Jackets. Colon 39, Jackson Christian 34: Aaden Breton and Christian Guerrero scored 10 points apiece and J.D. Locke added eight points for the Royals. Chelsea 63, Michigan Center 36: Tre Collins scored 16 points and Spencer Berkeypile added nine points for Michigan Center. On Deck for Nov. 26 Boys Basketball Grass Lake at Quincy   7 p.m. Bath at Napoleon          7 p.m. Hanover-Horton at Onsted    7 p.m. East Jackson at Whitmore Lake     7 p.m. Lansing Christian at Jackson Christian    7:30 p.m. Jackson at Battle Creek Central     7 p.m. Madison at Northwest  7 p.m. Sand Creek at Springport      7 p.m. Webberville at Vandercook Lake    7 p.m. Western at Tecumseh  7 p.m. College Athletic Events Men’s Basketball Albion College Reserves at Jackson College    5:30 p.m. Spring Arbor at Kuyper 5 p.m. Women’s Basketball Spring Arbor at Oakland City 10 a.m. Muskegon CC at Jackson College 7:15 p.m.

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JTV Sports Jackson County Scoreboard for November 12, 2024

Hanover-Horton High School advanced to the Division 3 regional final Thursday with a 3-1 win over Manchester Tuesday night. Photo by Karson Durocher, JTV Sports Regional Volleyball Division 2 at A.A. Gabriel Richard Western 3, Wixom St. Catherine 2: The Panthers rallied for a five-set win Tuesday at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard. Western won the first set, lost the next two, then rallied for a five-set win to avenge a loss earlier in the season to St. Catherine. Bayli Stewart finished with 16 kills, Ella Wilcox added 12 kills and 13 points at the service line, Madi Redovich dished 27 assists, and J.J. Lewis added 24 digs for Western. The Panthers take on Tecumseh in the regional final Thursday at 6 p.m. Division 3 at Lumen Christi Clinton 3, Lumen Christi 0: The Titans lost at home in Division 3 regional play. Lumen Christi finishes the season with a 20-12-2 record while Clinton takes its 43 wins into the regional final Thursday against Hanover-Horton. Photo by Madison Vieau, JTV Sports Hanover-Horton 3, Manchester 1: The Comets advanced to the regional final with a win over Manchester at Lumen Christi Tuesday night. Hanover-Horton (40-7-3) faces Clinton Thursday at 7 p.m. at…

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JTV Sports Jackson County Scoreboard for November 11, 2024

College Athletic Event  Bowling Jackson College at Seina Heights Halo Open: Jackson College won the women’s portion of the tournament winning the tournament by 147 pins. Chloe Manifold finished fifth and Sydney Nichols was sixth for the Jets. JC finished seventh in the men’s event as Tobyn LePeak was the top bowler for the Jets. On Deck for Nov. 12  Regional Volleyball Division 2 at A.A. Gabriel Richard Western vs Wixom St. Catherine    7 p.m. Division 3 at Lumen Christi Lumen Christi vs. Clinton       5 p.m. Hanover-Horton vs. Manchester     7 p.m. Division 4 at Bellevue Concord vs. Lenawee Christian      5:30 p.m. College Athletics Men’s Basketball Spring Arbor at Lawrence Tech       7 p.m.

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