Crain's Detroit Business: Rich in resources, rich in spending: Medicare costs higher here than in similar markets, U.S. average
CHRT director Marianne Udow-Phillips comments on findings from the Dartmouth Atlas Project that show per-patient Medicare spending as higher in Southeast Michigan than statewide and U.S. averages.
Read more >Health Reform in Pieces: Mental health and health care reform
There is much speculation — and advice — about what to do about health reform given the change in Congress since the Massachusetts’ Senate race. Some policy makers and pundits are advising that it would be better to take small bites out of health reform — rather than trying to continue down a path focused on change to the entire …
Read more >The Ann Arbor News: Better prevention could cut back in health care costs, Ann Arbor health research group finds
Report on CHRT’s January 2010 issue brief “The Cost Burden of Disease: U.S. and Michigan.”
Read more >The Cost Burden of Disease: What Health Care Spending Can Teach Us About Improving Care
Examining the reasons people end up in the hospital could point to opportunities for improving patient care and making the health care system more effective and efficient, according to an issue brief released today by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT). Nationally in 2007, four of the top ten diagnoses related to cardiovascular disease; in Michigan, three of the …
Read more >The Detroit News: Report shows preventive care may reduce spending
Report on CHRT’s January 2010 issue brief “The Cost Burden of Disease: U.S. and Michigan.”
Read more >What does Massachusetts say about health reform?
Well, every politician for the past 100 years has known that health care reform is the “third rail” of politics. And, if they didn’t know before Massachusetts, they know it now. So, why did health reform fail this time? Is it for the same reasons it has in the past or is there something unique about this moment or this …
Read more >Crain's Detroit Business: Study: Better disease prevention programs needed
Report on CHRT’s January 2010 issue brief “The Cost Burden of Disease: U.S. and Michigan.”
Read more >The Ann Arbor News: Ann Arbor-based research center: Michigan’s health care spending lower than national average
Report on CHRT’s December 2009 issue brief “Health Care Spending by Country, State and Payer.”
Read more >Michigan’s health care spending lower than U.S. average – Medicaid reimbursements among the lowest in the nation
According to an issue brief on health care costs released today by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT), Michigan’s health care spending has been growing at a slower pace than the national average for more than a decade. The issue brief also says Michigan spends less per capita on personal health care than the national average ($ 5,058 …
Read more >Crain's Detroit Business: Report: State’s health costs rise slower than nation’s
Report on CHRT’s December 2009 issue brief “Health Care Spending by Country, State and Payer.”
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