More than 90% of surveyed Michigan Medicaid recipients reported easier access to primary care in 2012
Survey results released today by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) show that Michigan Medicaid recipients said that they found it easier to get primary and specialty care appointments in 2012 than they did in 2010. In fact, their level of reported ease was comparable to those with employer‐sponsored coverage. In the survey of 1,018 Michigan adults, more …
Read more >The Slowdown in Health Care Costs: Is it Real?
On February 5, 2013, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) director Douglas Elmendorf testified before Congress on the CBO’s budget outlook for 2013-2023. As reported in the New York Times and elsewhere, the health care outlook was remarkable: projected Medicare and Medicaid spending for 2020 was down 15 percent over projections made three years ago. Specifically, the CBO noted “net outlays for …
Read more >Crain's Detroit Business: Coping with health reform: Massachusetts biz leaders offer advice to Michigan execs
Crain’s Detroit Business highlights the key messages from Massachusetts business leaders to their Michigan counterparts during a CHRT-sponsored event, including clarification that the Massachusetts business community is “not crazy” for supporting health care reform and the individual mandate. (Free online subscription required to view full text)
Read more >Positive Steps Towards Improving Quality and Reducing Costs
Why does health care cost so much more in America than in any other country in the world? One major reason is that our system is really a non-system. That is, in America we have many different payers, financing mechanisms, benefit designs, and structures. Every health plan has its own ways of doing things, and every health purchaser wants a …
Read more >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?
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