The Ann Arbor News: Will Ann Arbor hospitals meet electronic health records deadline?
This in-depth look at the status of electronic health record implementation among Ann Arbor area hospitals and physicians groups features comments from CHRT director Marianne Udow-Phillips.
Read more >Pain Should Be Getting Our Attention!
The Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010. As health care reform is implemented and the United States continues to devote extensive resources to health care; there are real opportunities to improve health care quality and equity by improving pain care. Specifically, pain research practice and policy can substantively inform the broader national health care policy …
Read more >The Fundamentals of Insurance Reform: A Reminder
On August 1, 2010, the U.S. District Court in Virginia ruled that the lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act (ACA) can proceed. Judge Hudson defined the issue as: “whether or not Congress has the power to regulate – and tax – a citizen’s decision not to participate in interstate commerce [by choosing not to buy health insurance.]” A summary judgment …
Read more >The Cost of Chronic Disease and What To Do About It
This past week, our Center released a report on the cost of chronic disease in Michigan. As we noted in that report, nationally, five percent of the U.S. population accounts for almost half of all health care spending and 20 percent accounts for 80 percent. In addition, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, chronic disease accounts …
Read more >The Detroit News: Chronic illnesses driving up Michigan’s health care costs
Report on CHRT’s August 2010 issue brief “Health Care Cost Drivers: Chronic Disease, Comorbidity, and Health Risk Factors in the U.S. and Michigan.” (No longer available online)
Read more >Detroit Free Press: Michigan is paying price for unhealthy adults
Report on CHRT’s August 2010 issue brief “Health Care Cost Drivers: Chronic Disease, Comorbidity, and Health Risk Factors in the U.S. and Michigan.” Must pay fee to view full story.
Read more >The Ann Arbor News: Cost of treating preventable chronic conditions adds up in Michigan, Ann Arbor group finds
Report on CHRT’s August 2010 issue brief “Health Care Cost Drivers: Chronic Disease, Comorbidity, and Health Risk Factors in the U.S. and Michigan.”
Read more >MLive: Report shows high costs of chronic medical conditions in Michigan
Report on CHRT’s August 2010 issue brief “Health Care Cost Drivers: Chronic Disease, Comorbidity, and Health Risk Factors in the U.S. and Michigan.”
Read more >Chronic Conditions Equal High Expenditures in Michigan
Chronic conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, and coronary artery disease, are attacking our wallets in Michigan. According to a new issue brief from the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation (CHRT), average annual spending for someone with a chronic condition can cost from $3,785 to $38,270 more than someone with no chronic condition. Chronic conditions are also disproportionally costly. Data …
Read more >Crain's Detroit Business: Chronic diseases drive high health care costs in Michigan, report finds
Report on CHRT’s August 2010 issue brief “Health Care Cost Drivers: Chronic Disease, Comorbidity, and Health Risk Factors in the U.S. and Michigan.”
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