5 Michigan cities approve citizen health care boards, but how they'll work is unclear

Voters in Benton Harbor, Lansing, East Lansing, Kalamazoo and Portage approved measures creating citizen-led health committees. The boards are expected to recommend ways to lower healthcare costs and improve local policies, but their responsibilities and funding remain unsettled. Local governments must now establish the committees. The ballot campaigns drew nearly $3 million from liberal groups, and the measures passed by margins ranging from 55% to 80%.