Manifest Provider Collective

Two former healthcare executives founded the Grand Rapids-based Manifest Provider Collective with the idea of making healthcare costs affordable.They’re creating a network of independent providers willing to contract directly with self-funded employers.WGVU’s Dee Morrison spoke with Manifest co-founder Dr. Aaron Friedkin about changing the one-size-fits-all insurance model

As healthcare costs continue to rise, the Grand Rapids startup offers an alternative, with a network of local providers that can contract directly with companies

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about the New Community Transformation Fund, a new care network designed to ease employer health costs, and local communities rush to accommodate data center construction.