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Thank you to the many state and national experts who shared knowledge with CHRT’s 2024 Health Policy Fellows
This spring, CHRT welcomed 14 health researchers, policymakers, and nonprofit leaders into this year’s Health Policy Fellowship cohort. Over four months, the fellows learned from each other and from expert speakers about ways to bring health policies and practices into alignment with evidence-based research recommendations. This year’s program included three trips to important centers of health policy: Washington DC, Lansing, …
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CHRT begins new projects on legislative education, autism diagnosis, and mobility accessibility
The Center for Health & Research Transformation (CHRT) is pleased to announce three new projects: Health education for Michigan legislators and legislative staff Earlier diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will allow patients to access services and resources sooner. CHRT will work with the Autism Alliance of Michigan on a plan to reduce disparities in diagnosis timing and enable earlier …
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A Q&A with CHRT Health Policy Fellowship alumnus Romesh Nalliah
In 2018, Romesh Nalliah participated in CHRT’s Health Policy Fellowship. Now the associate dean for patient services and clinical professor of dentistry at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Romesh spoke with us about what he’s working on now–a number of equity initiatives–and how the fellowship training impacted his career. What are you working on now? Leading up to …
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Announcing the 2024 Health Policy Fellowship cohort
We are pleased to announce our 2024 Health Policy Fellowship cohort. More than 125 health researchers, policymakers, and nonprofit leaders have completed the fellowship since its launch in 2012. Many fellowship alumni occupy influential roles as policymakers and leaders across Michigan. The 2024 fellowship cohort will include: Chelsea Alcock, Legislative Assistant, 52nd District, Michigan House of Representatives Dr. Frank Conyers, …
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Providing decision makers with evidence: A Q&A with CHRT’s health policy team lead
CHRT’s health policy team evaluates laws, regulations and policies, as well as decisions and actions of leaders in public health, healthcare payers and providers, for their impact on population health. The team analyzes and recommends evidence-based policies designed to improve the health of people and communities, and responds to the needs and interests of a broad range of stakeholders. We …
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A Q&A with CHRT’s new Executive Director, Joshua Traylor
Joshua Traylor joined CHRT as executive director on November 1. We sat down with him to learn more about him, his background, and his plans for CHRT. What interested you in joining CHRT as ED? I was born and raised in Washtenaw County so when the CHRT opportunity was posted, a few people from Michigan brought it to my attention. …
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The important role of human-centered design in healthcare
By: Kimberly Snodgrass, Cleoniki Kesidis In 2023, with Medicaid renewals at the forefront of state health and human service department operations, we’re thinking a lot about how to create easy-to-use systems that allow people to demonstrate their eligibility for Medicaid. Without easy-to-use systems, many are losing Medicaid insurance for administrative or procedural reasons–even if they remain eligible. Data shows that …
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Accepting applicants for the second annual Rebecca Copeland Memorial Internship
CHRT is now accepting applicants for the second annual Rebecca Copeland Memorial Internship. CHRT seeks a high-achieving individual who is thoughtful and analytical, with interests and experiences in health policy analysis. This is a full-time paid summer internship, with flexible start and end dates. Graduate students who have completed at least one year of coursework in public policy or public …
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15 years in review with Executive Director Terrisca Des Jardins
Friends, Fifteen years ago, no one could have anticipated where the Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT) would be today. We’ve gone through many iterations, making our 15th anniversary truly significant. We were only guaranteed three years of funding when we opened the doors of our center. We started as a grant-making nonprofit to support health services research. For …
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Insurance companies are no longer waiving cost-sharing for COVID hospitalizations. Seems fair to me.
By Melissa Riba, director of research and evaluation, Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT) In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, insurers stopped charging their members for COVID-related hospitalizations. Partly, that was just common sense. Charging copays and deductibles in the middle of a global pandemic–when people were sick and worried and losing their jobs–would have discouraged people …
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