An alternate exam could be developed and used by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for those looking to become licensed paramedics under legislation the House passed Wednesday with bipartisan support.

Terminally ill patients in Michigan, determined to have up to six months left to live, could request life-ending medication under bills the Legislature could likely take up next year.

In a letter to House Behavioral Health Subcommittee Chair Felicia Brabec (D-Ann Arbor), Rep. Jamie Thompson (R-Brownstown) requested the subcommittee hold a hearing to look at instances where the state juvenile mental health system has failed greater Detroit families.

Michigan's insurance department would be responsible for implementing a state marketplace for qualified health and dental coverage plans, as opposed to continuing to rely on a centralized federal exchange, under legislation taken up in committee this week.

A bill that ends immunity from liability for drug manufacturers and sellers if their product is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was voted unanimously out of the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee.