Rising Deductibles and the Underinsured
Co-authors Leah Corneail, Health Policy Analyst and CHRT Policy Fellowship Program Manager Josh Fangmeier, Senior Health Policy Analyst November 1st of this year marked the beginning of the Affordable Care Act’s third marketplace open enrollment period. As consumers, health plans, and exchanges prepared for open enrollment, much of the current health policy debate shifted from reducing the number of uninsured …
Read more >Consider the Conversation 2 Film and Panel
Download the flyer! Event: Consider the Conversation 2 Film and Panel When: Tuesday, Nov. 17th Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm Doors open at 5:00pm with an hors d’oeuvres reception Where: Michigan Theater, 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor This event is free and open to the public. Registration not required, but encouraged (see below) The Washtenaw Health Initiative (WHI) will bring together …
Read more >Report: Michiganders who were underinsured in 2013 outnumbered the uninsured
The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation at the University of Michigan today released a special report: The Underinsured in Michigan. The issue brief shows that in 2013, nearly 1.2 million Michigan residents with health insurance coverage had out-of-pocket medical spending that was high enough relative to income to be considered underinsured. These underinsured individuals exceeded the 1 million who …
Read more >In The Media: Roundtable on 50th anniversary of Medicare
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips participated in the Ford School & IHPI roundtable discussion with U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell and former U.S. Rep. John Dingell to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and 80th anniversary of Social Security.
Read more >In The Media, WKAR Current State: Michigan analyst praises SCOTUS health care ruling
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips explains what the highly anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell provides moving forward: certainty.
Read more >In The Media, Washington Business Journal: Here’s why massive health insurance mergers might not be bad for business
Amid a potentially massive shuffle of ownership in the health insurance market, the Washington Business Journal asks CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips if all these mergers are a good thing or bad for business.
Read more >In The Media, MiBiz: Study determines CON limits new entrants, health care competition
CHRT’s May 2015 report, “A Tale of Three Cities: Health Care Costs in the Midwest,” is cited after a George Mason University report re-ignites discussion on Michigan’s certificate-of-need law.
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No Matter Where
CHRT, in partnership with six co-sponsors, presents a pair of events examining the value of health information exchanges. On June 29, 2015 at the Michigan Theater, CHRT co-presents a free screening of the documentary, No Matter Where. In the 76-minute documentary, filmmaker Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS, examines the concept of health information exchange and its importance to effective and safe …
Read more >In health care costs, Michigan is doing something right
Editor’s Note: This column was published in Bridge Magazine. Variation in health care spending between states has been well documented for decades by many researchers, most notably, those who produce the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care. The reasons behind this variation in spending have generally been less understood and much debated. Our center wanted to understand this variation better, particularly …
Read more >Covering the Uninsured: Who has the will and who has the way?
Panel Discussion on the Uninsured Sponsored by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation On Friday, May 2, 2008, Marianne Udow-Phillips, director of the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation, will convene a panel of experts to explore the problem of America’s 47 million uninsured. Panelists Catherine McLaughlin, Professor of Health Management & Policy and director of the Economic Research …
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