Crain's Detroit Business: National health care panel weights in on possible post-Obamacare world
Health economist Jared Bernstein said at Crain’s 8th annual Healthcare Leadership Summit on Thursday that he believes Republicans in Congress will vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act within three months, but put a two-year sunset provision in the bill to give them time to come up with a replacement…
Read more >CHRT and PSC Forge Strategic Collaboration in Health Policy
The Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation (CHRT) and Public Sector Consultants (PSC), two leading organizations in health policy, are partnering to offer organizations in Michigan a new option for addressing complex policy challenges and developing innovative, actionable solutions. Through a strategic collaboration, CHRT and PSC will combine talents to bring a superior set of skills and expertise to large-scale …
Read more >MLive: How a Trump presidency could impact healthcare in Michigan
As Republican Donald Trump prepares to take over the presidency, many in Michigan are closely watching how healthcare could change over the next four years. Throughout his campaign, Trump has promised to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare…
Read more >Detroit Free Press: Some Obamacare may linger in a Trump world
The Affordable Care Act in its existing form has been a dead man walking since Donald Trump won the presidency last week, following months of campaigning to “repeal and replace” the insurance overhaul that always lacked Republican support…
Read more >Bridge Magazine: Six ways Tuesday’s election may change Michigan
The impact of Tuesday’s election will extend far beyond who sits in the White House. The potential ripple effects in the state capitol were the talk of Lansing Wednesday. The 2016 version of the now well-worn political phrase “Change” could include more infrastructure spending, and Michigan families with less or very different health insurance…
Read more >Bankrate: Winners and losers of an Obamacare repeal
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to ask Congress for a full repeal the Affordable Care Act on his first day in office. But Marianne Udow-Phillips, executive director of the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation at the University of Michigan, has one message for those who rely on the ACA for health care benefits: Don’t panic…
Read more >The Huffington Post: Donald Trump Attacked Obamacare In A State Where It’s Actually Working Pretty Well
Donald Trump has been bashing Obamacare a lot lately. This week, he did so in a state that’s become a major focus of his presidential campaign ― Michigan. “It’s just been announced that Michigan residents are going to experience a massive double-digit premium hike,” Trump said Monday during a speech in Warren, a working-class suburb north of Detroit…
Read more >HealthLeaders Media: Hospital Rankings are Contradictory, Cryptic, Confusing
Have hospital rankings reached the saturation point? A research brief from the University of Michigan’s Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation suggests that hospital rankings, ostensibly designed to enlighten healthcare consumers, have morphed into a confusing array of metrics and methodologies that are now largely ignored outside of the healthcare echo chamber…
Read more >Michigan Radio: Project aims to reduce emergency room “frequent fliers” by tackling underlying social issues
Take funding from the Affordable Care Act, add a $70 million state innovation model grant to the state Department of Health and Human Services, and you’re about to see an ambitious new project that can change health care delivery in Michigan. It’s called Michigan’s Blueprint for Health Innovation…
Read more >WIN 98.5 FM Battle Creek: Local hospitals among state’s best in rankings
Just how well a hospital performs is not necessarily an objective exercise, and patients aren’t necessarily relying on performance results when selecting a medical facility for their needs. Those are some of the observations from the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation at the University of Michigan…
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