Interlochen Public Radio: 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.
Read more >Obesity in Michigan: What Can We Do?
Editor’s Note: This column appeared in Bridge Magazine. In 1990, 14.1 percent of Michigan’s population was considered obese. Twenty years later, that rate was at 30.3 percent and has stayed fairly constant for the last few years. Michigan is one of the 10 “fattest” states in the country – one of the few northern states in the top 10. This …
Read more >Detroit Free Press: 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.
Read more >Detroit Free Press: 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.
Read more >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 …
Read more >Michigan Awarded $305 Million in Federal Funds under the Affordable Care Act
The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) today released a report tracking trends in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding. From March 2010 when the ACA became law through the most recent fiscal year ending in September 2013, nearly $15.1 billion in grants was awarded in the United States and District of Columbia. Michigan received $305.4 …
Read more >To Improve Mental Health Care in Michigan: The Need for Unprecedented Commitment and Cooperation
Editor’s Note: This column appeared in Bridge Magazine. Soon, many hundreds of thousands of Michigan citizens will be obtaining mental health coverage through the Affordable Care Act—coverage that many have never had before. Our Center wanted to understand what Michiganders might be facing in terms of the need for these services and access to care. To find out, we surveyed …
Read more >CHRT study shows Michigan’s mental health system broken, lacks capacity, care not integrated
The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) today released data showing that while one in four Michiganders reported being diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety, finding mental health services is difficult for consumers in most areas of the state, a fact confirmed by primary care providers seeking to refer patients. The research brief, “Access to Mental Health Care in Michigan,” …
Read more >The Hunger for Debate: Communication and the Affordable Care Act
On November 4, our Center—along with the Knight-Wallace Fellows at Michigan, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, and Michigan Radio—held a symposium at the University of Michigan on communication of the Affordable Care Act. The symposium was energetic and the panelists thoughtful. But, what has been most striking to me has been the reaction we have received from those who …
Read more >Crain's Detroit Business: Blues reap big savings by axing individual plans
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips discusses BCBSM’s cancellation of 25 individual health plans and the impact on consumers.
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