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 …
Read more >The Medicare Facts
Medicare is a sensitive political topic. Today’s seniors are understandably protective of their benefits, and future seniors are worried those benefits won’t be there when they become eligible (whether the eligibility age is increased or not). But for all the political sensitivity, there isn’t much understanding of the actual value of Medicare as a benefit to those who have it—or …
Read more >Michigan Radio: More Affordable Care Act policies to be phased in beginning in January
Michigan Radio looks ahead to 2013 with CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips, discussing Affordable Care Act provisions that will be implemented in the coming year.
Read more >A Balanced Approach to Wellness Benefits
On November 20, 2012, the U.S. Department of Human Services issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on incentives for non-discriminatory wellness programs in group health plans. These proposed rules take a fair approach to a complicated issue: how to encourage health promotion programs while at the same time protecting individuals from potential health insurance discrimination. Here’s the concern: incentives can …
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