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Dustin P. Walsh

@dustinpwalsh.bsky.social
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Blue-eyed son of a mechanic. Defender of rural America. Senior reporter for @crainsdetroit covering health care and marijuana, sometimes economics and labor.

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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Excellent perspective piece by @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social in @crainsdetroit.bsky.social on the high-stakes dispute between Michigan Medicine and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan www.crainsdetroit.com/health-care/...
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What's behind the contract dispute between Blue Cross and Michigan Medicine
Two Michigan health care giants are squaring off in an intensifying reimbursement battle.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
How a tiny Michigan tourist town became Weed City, USA www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/how... via @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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How a tiny Michigan tourist town became Weed City, USA
With the lowest cannabis prices in the nation, Michigan’s border towns have become lucrative outposts for the state’s operators.
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Nick Manes @nickrmanes.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Weed is a legitimate business in Michigan — but crime is still a problem www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/can... (via @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social)
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Weed is a legitimate business in Michigan — but crime is still a problem
The legalization of marijuana sales in Michigan was supposed to bring a black market industry into the light. Seven years later, crime hasn't stopped.
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Dustin P. Walsh @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
An FBI investigation and lawsuits hinting at a potential financial Ponzi scheme. Michigan marijuana processor Choice Labs and grower Glorious Cannabis are now in receivership to protect against the misdeeds of one of their owners. www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/cho...
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Weed companies enter receivership as part-owner faces mounting legal troubles
Two Michigan marijuana companies have given up control of their assets as lawsuits pile up against one of their owners.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/01/2025
The Biden administration moved Friday to negotiate the prices Medicare pays for the blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, medications costing the massive government health program billions of dollars a year.
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Medicare to negotiate price of Ozempic, Wegovy weight-loss drugs
Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.
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Dustin P. Walsh @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
$25 ounces. Buy one, get one packs of gummies. It's a weed fire sale in Michigan and consumers are eating / smoking it up. www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/mic...
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Weed is cheaper than ever. Michigan still broke a sales record in 2024.
In 2024, the industry sold more than $3.29 billion in marijuana, an increase of 7.6% over 2023, according to newly released data from the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency.
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Dustin P. Walsh @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
BREAKING: PharmaCo, a marijuana company linked to a bribery scandal with former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson, is now in receivership. It allegedly owes more than $20 million to a Canadian lender. www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/can...
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Cannabis company linked to Johnson bribery scandal enters receivership
Southfield-based PharmaCo Inc. — a cannabis company linked to a bribery scheme to Michigan’s then-top marijuana regulator Rick Johnson — has entered court-supervised receivership.The receivership stem...
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Dustin P. Walsh @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
After UM Health avoided two strikes late last year, 2,700 nurses to strike at its Sparrow facilities in the Lansing region. A 5-day strike starting on Jan. 20. The workers are demanding higher wages, better insurance benefits and safer working conditions. www.crainsdetroit.com/health-care/...
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2,000 UM Health-Sparrow nurses and health care workers plan strike
The Professional Employee Council of Sparrow Hospital-Michigan Nurses Association said its members will strike after five months of unsuccessful contract negotiations.
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Dustin P. Walsh @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
While, yes, it's completely silly to rename the Gulf of Mexico, it really is the Sea of America. 100% you should read Jack E. Davis' book on the Gulf.
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Dustin P. Walsh @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
LOL. Credit reports weren't even used until the mid-90s. I think the banks will live.
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Dustin P. Walsh @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Health systems are ditching Medicare Advantage plans, citing slow payments, outsized denial rates, low reimbursement and cumbersome prior auth requirements. Meanwhile Trinity and Humana continue to negotiate, leaving ~28,000 retirees in Michigan out-of-network. www.crainsdetroit.com/health-care/...
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Humana, Trinity rift leaves nearly 28,000 senior patients to seek new providers
Trinity Health and insurance giant Humana Inc. have been battling over for months as the health system demands a higher reimbursement rate for senior care.
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Nick Manes @nickrmanes.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
The year 2025 will likely bring further relief to the “golden handcuffs” that have kneecapped the housing market in Michigan and beyond for several years. www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
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This could be the year the golden handcuffs come off in Michigan’s housing market
Many housing and mortgage experts believe that after years of a tight residential real estate market, typical life circumstances will help free up new inventory for hungry buyers.
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Dustin P. Walsh @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
The Michigan health care market is full of malignant activity between rapid consolidation, labor unrest and an ongoing threat of cyberattacks. But experts believe 2025 will be a calmer year. www.crainsdetroit.com/health-care/...
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Hospitals anticipate a less turbulent 2025 after big mergers, labor battles
The big question for 2025 in the Michigan hospital market is whether growth through mergers and consolidations can continue.
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Dustin P. Walsh @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Ok. Ok. I'm back on this thing. Who do I follow?
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