CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips discusses the future of academic health centers with Governing amid the flurry of health care consolidation.
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Beaumont Health Clears Key Hurdles in Latest Merger Try
In this examination of Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare’s announcement that they will combine their operations, CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips talks extensively with HealthLeaders Media on the likelihood this deal is closed, what led to the collapse of the Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont merger, and how the new organization
CHRT Report: Sharp rise in hospitalization for sepsis in Michigan and U.S.
The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation at the University of Michigan today releases a new report that shows a dramatic increase in hospitalizations for septicemia from 2007 to 2011. The hospitalization rate for orthopedic procedures that improve mobility and alleviate chronic pain also increased. The issue brief, The Cost Burden of Disease: United States and Michigan, is an analysis of hospitalization rates and charges from 2007–2011.Continue Reading CHRT Report: Sharp rise in hospitalization for sepsis in Michigan and U.S.
Sign-ups for health care coverage due
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips discusses the status of ACA enrollment numbers as the March 31 deadline approaches.
Beaumont, Botsford, Oakwood health systems intend to merge
Rod Meloni, WDIV reporter, speaks with CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips on how a newly announced alliance among Beaumont, Botsford and Oakwood health systems will affect patients.
Those who don’t get health insurance face penalties
As open enrollment on the insurance marketplace winds down, the Detroit Free Press discusses penalties facing some of those who remain uninsured, citing CHRT figures on penalty costs.
The Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act takes effect tomorrow, what can we expect?
Cynthia Canty, host of Michigan Radio’s Stateside, speaks with CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips about the Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act.
Questions and answers on health care reform: Deadlines, income limits and policy extensions
CHRT Health Policy Analyst Josh Fangmeier and Claire McAndrew, director of the private insurance program at Washington, D.C.-based Families USA, answer health care reform questions from Free Press readers.
Deadline looms for those seeking health coverage under Affordable Care Act
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips discusses her experience signing up her goddaughter for health coverage on the first day of open enrollment on the marketplace with the Detroit Free Press.
CHRT Report Shows Health Care Costs of Obesity Surge For Severely Obese
The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) today released a cost analysis showing that those who are severely obese(1)Severely obese defined as BMI of 35 kg/m2 or greater. have a significantly higher health burden and health costs than those who are moderately obese(2)Moderately obese defined as BMI of 30 – 34.9 kg/m2., an indication that intervention efforts focused on the severely obese are particularly important.
The issue brief, titled “Obesity in Michigan: Impact and Opportunity,” reviewed rates of moderate and severe obesity among 29,691 adults covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and found that the severely obese, compared to the moderately obese:Continue Reading CHRT Report Shows Health Care Costs of Obesity Surge For Severely Obese