A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study found striking health disparities between Wayne and Washtenaw counties, but CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips explains that issues—such as poverty, education, clean water and clean air—have a bigger impact on health status than medical care treatment.
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Workplace health care coverage dives in Michigan, report finds
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips explains what contributed to the decline in the number of Michigan residents covered by employer-sponsored health insurance between 2000 and 2011.
Better access to doctors in Michigan
Newswire service United Press International publishes a story on CHRT’s survey that shows Michigan Medicaid recipients report having an easier time accessing primary and specialty care in 2012 compared to 2010.
Will a Henry Ford-Beaumont megamerger be a benefit to the community?
In this examination of the $6.4-billion merger of the Henry Ford and Beaumont health systems, CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips discusses incentives and cost-containment mechanisms in the Affordable Care Act that may be leading some hospitals to consider potential mergers.
U.S. to administer Web health marketplace
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips explains what federally-run health insurance exchanges mean for consumers after state lawmakers likely guaranteed Michigan will miss out on a state/federal partnership.
Medicaid impact on primary care physicians
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips joins Lucy Ann Lance live on-air to discuss results from CHRT’s two most recently published surveys—the first in the Cover Michigan Survey 2013 series that examined access to health care and a survey of Michigan’s primary care providers.
More than 90% of surveyed Michigan Medicaid recipients reported easier access to primary care in 2012
Survey results released today by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) show that Michigan Medicaid recipients said that they found it easier to get primary and specialty care appointments in 2012 than they did in 2010. In fact, their level of reported ease was comparable to those with employer‐sponsored coverage.
In the survey of 1,018 Michigan adults, more Michigan residents—both insured and uninsured—responded that they had a primary care provider compared to 2010. Medicaid recipients reported the greatest increase, rising to 88 percent in 2012 from 72 percent in 2010.Continue Reading More than 90% of surveyed Michigan Medicaid recipients reported easier access to primary care in 2012
Coping with health reform: Massachusetts biz leaders offer advice to Michigan execs
Crain’s Detroit Business highlights the key messages from Massachusetts business leaders to their Michigan counterparts during a CHRT-sponsored event, including clarification that the Massachusetts business community is “not crazy” for supporting health care reform and the individual mandate. (Free online subscription required to view full text)
U-M to host panel of Massachusetts experts giving health care reform advice to Michigan businesses
AnnArbor.com offers an advance look at a CHRT-sponsored panel discussion that brings together Massachusetts and Michigan business leaders to explore lessons from Massachusetts’ health reform experience and what may be ahead as the Affordable Care Act is implemented in Michigan.
Can small businesses benefit from Affordable Care Act implementation?
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips is joined by Michael Widmer of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation on The Craig Fahle Show to promote a CHRT-sponsored panel discussion with Massachusetts and Michigan business leaders, including Widmer.