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Herald Times Reporter, In The Media: ThedaCare upgrades fit into new hospital plan

After spending millions of dollars in recent years to upgrade its facilities or build new ones, leaders at ThedaCare say the changes would fit into a more efficient health care system should it build a new regional hospital in the Fox Cities…

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In The Media, The Michigan Daily: School of Nursing Symposium aims to further philanthropy abroad

Stephen Strobble, Clinical Associate Professor at the University Michigan School of Nursing and Co-Chair of the Washtenaw Health Initiative (WHI) Opioid Project, was awarded the faculty poster award at the University of Michigan School of Nursing’s 125th year anniversary event and spoke about the importance of the event in recognizing local and global health concerns.

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In The Media, Midland Daily News: HHS awards more than $3 Million to Michigan health centers to health treat substance use

The U.S. Department Health & Human Services recently announced that 10 Michigan health centers have received more than $3 million in funding to improve and expand the delivery of substance use services. Among them is Health Delivery, Inc., Saginaw, which received $352,083. Nationwide, more than $94 million in funding was provided to 271 health centers…

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In The Media, The Wastenaw Voice: An all inclusive medical amnesty law needs to be enacted in Michigan

My generation faces a growing drug problem. Opiate drug overdoses have been on the rise in the last several years and 911 calls for help occur less than 50 percent of the time. The fear of police involvement deters many from calling for help. But, there’s a simple solution to this problem: creating a decent and effective medical amnesty, or …

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Crain's Detroit Business, In The Media: Who should we credit for lowering uninsured in Michigan by nearly 1 million?

One of the clear successes of the Affordable Care Act — and there have been many more successes than failures — has been how it has reduced the national and Michigan uninsured rate. Before 2010, the national uninsured rate had steadily climbed, up to 16.3 percent in 2009 from 15 percent in 1992, according to the U.S. Census Bureau…

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Appleton Post-Crescent, In The Media: ThedaCare’s potential merger part of trend

ThedaCare, a health system in Wisconsin, is considering consolidating its two largest hospitals. The potential merger would become the latest in a nationwide trend of merging health care operations. CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips warns that using research on consolidation in the healthcare industry to predict effects on ThedaCare is the equivalent of comparing apples to oranges. That’s because nearly all research on the consolidations in the health …

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In The Media, Michigan Radio: It’s almost time for Michigan to start sharing Medicaid expansion costs

Starting in 2017, the State of Michigan will pay 5% of the Healthy Michigan Plan’s operating cost. Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed 2017 budget, which requires the state Legislature’s approval, included over $100 million for Healthy Michigan, the state’s Medicaid expansion program that provides health insurance for about 600,000 Michiganders. Marianne Udow-Phillips, CHRT’s director, tells Michigan Radio she predicts the Legislature’s eventual approval “because the state is still getting savings from the general …

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In The Media, Michigan Radio: It’s almost time for Michigan to start sharing Medicaid expansion costs

Gov. Rick Snyder’s new budget contains over $100 million for Healthy Michigan. That’s a reminder that it’s time for the state of Michigan to pony up some of the Medicaid expansion program’s operation cost. That Healthy Michigan program means health insurance for some 600,000 lower-income Michiganders. Marianne Udow-Phillips is with the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation…

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Crain's Detroit Business, In The Media: Survey notes drop in small businesses offering health insurance

CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips explains why she does not believe the Affordable Care Act is behind a drop in the number of small Michigan companies offering health insurance between 2013 and 2014, and her predictions for future insurance offer rate trends among businesses.

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