The Ann Arbor News: 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.
Read more >WDET's The Craig Fahle Show: 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.
Read more >USA Today: Michigan GOP governor proposes Medicaid expansion
USA Today publishes a Detroit Free Press report that included commentary from CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips about Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s public support for expanding the state’s Medicaid eligibility.
Read more >Detroit Free Press: Snyder pushes to extend Medicaid to 470,000 Michiganders: ‘Care for people who need it’
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s support for expanding the state’s Medicaid program “really is a big deal,” CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips tells the Detroit Free Press following Snyder’s public declaration
Read more >A Medicaid Expansion for Michigan: The Facts Speak for Themselves
The Supreme Court’s June 2012 decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act made the Medicaid expansion—a cornerstone of the coverage expansion included in the law—an option rather than a requirement for states. To help Michigan policy makers make an informed decision on that expansion, we published a brief on the economic impact of the Medicaid expansion in Michigan. …
Read more >Interlochen Public Radio: Are Michigan doctors ready for more Medicaid?
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips discusses a CHRT survey that answers a key question surrounding a possible Michigan Medicaid expansion: Are there enough doctors who will accept Medicaid patients?
Read more >Crain's Detroit Business: Doctors say they’d take new Medicaid patients
Crain’s Detroit Business reports on CHRT’s statewide survey, in partnership with the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit at the University of Michigan, that shows more than 80 percent of Michigan primary care providers would accept newly insured patients, including new Medicaid patients.
Read more >The Ann Arbor News: University of Michigan pays $100 incentives to employees in wellness programs
AnnArbor.com talks with CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips about the effectiveness of wellness programs as part of a story examining the University of Michigan’s MHealthy Rewards program.
Read more >Michigan Radio: Survey finds most Michigan doctors ready to take new patients if Medicaid expands
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips talks with Michigan Radio about CHRT’s statewide survey of Michigan primary care providers and which Michigan counties could expect the largest Medicaid enrollment if the state expands Medicaid.
Read more >Welcome to 2013!
When the Affordable Care Act passed in March of 2010, 2014 (the year when the most fundamental coverage changes resulting from the ACA occur) seemed a long way off. Well, 2014 doesn’t feel so far away now, does it? In fact, for those who are most immediately affected—the uninsured, small businesses, and individuals who buy their own health insurance in …
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