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A call for child passenger safety

Dr. Michelle Macy, a 2013 CHRT Policy Fellow, wrote an opinion piece in the Detroit News which argues that Michigan’s Child Passenger Safety Law has not kept pace with recent research and recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Macy states that we should require rear-facing car seat use beyond 1 year —and booster seat use until the until the vehicle seat belt fits properly, which is usually is when a child is, on average, 11 years old. She urges the legislature to consider updating the law, noting that child safety should be a bi-partisan issue.

Understanding the Affordable Health Care Act

Amy Lange with Fox 2 News sits down with CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips to find out what consumers need to know about the Affordable Care Act before the new health insurance exchanges launch Oct. 1.

A lesson from Massachusetts: Biz, government should work together

Among the coverage in a Crain’s Detroit Business special section aimed at educating employers and employees on the coming changes under the ACA is a retelling of a previous article summarizing CHRT’s Massachusetts Comes to Michigan: Lessons about Health Care Reform from Business Leaders symposium in February 2013.