Thank Anthem Blue Cross for Health Care Reform
When the history of the 2010 health reform bill is written, it should include a shout out to Anthem Blue Cross of California for all of its help. What a lot of changes in a short period of time! Remember the ancient history of January 19, 2010? That was the day that Scott Brown of Massachusetts was elected to fill …
Read more >Crain's Detroit Business: Michigan’s business, health care leaders give mixed reaction to health care bill
CHRT director Marianne Udow-Phillips is featured in this examination of the impact of national health care reform on the Michigan health insurance market, especially for individuals and small businesses.
Read more >The Ann Arbor News: ‘Imperfect’ health care reform will have mixed impact for Ann Arbor-area patients, experts say
CHRT director Marianne Udow-Phillips is among local experts offering opinions of the possible effects of the national health care reform plan passed by Congress on March 21.
Read more >What to do about “Lemon Drops”
The White House is saying that we will have health reform enacted by next Sunday. While health reform is the term often used to describe the House and Senate passed bills, in fact a large part of what is called health reform is really focused on health insurance reform. And, a big piece of that reform is designed to deal …
Read more >Lansing State Journal: Health care survey: Advocates say results show need for reform
Report on CHRT’s Cover Michigan Survey 2010.
Read more >The Ann Arbor News: Health care coverage doesn’t guarantee access, Ann Arbor research center finds
Report on CHRT’s Cover Michigan Survey 2010.
Read more >Health Reform and Access to Care
Today we are releasing a survey of Michigan citizens’ views[CHRTS CM SURVEY 2010] on access to health care. The findings from this survey paint a picture that differs from some conventional wisdom and adds a different dimension to the debate on health reform in Washington. In particular, the survey makes it clear that having health insurance is important but no …
Read more >Survey Reveals Health Insurance and Access to Care Not So Closely Linked
A survey released today by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) challenges the long-held assumption that having health insurance is synonymous with having access to health care. The survey of 1,022 Michigan adults showed that while 40 percent of those who lacked insurance delayed seeking needed care, so did 17 percent of those with health insurance — mostly …
Read more >Crain's Detroit Business: Rising costs have people with insurance delaying care – survey
Report on CHRT’s Cover Michigan Survey 2010.
Read more >“The Summit” and Bringing it Home
Much has already been written about President Obama’s Health Reform Summit and what we learned or didn’t learn (see in particular blog posts at the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times). On the same evening as the Summit, I had an opportunity to participate on a health reform panel sponsored by the University of Michigan college Democrats with …
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