Bridge Magazine: Michigan Medicaid losses: why community-based organizations are essential to keeping 355,000 residents covered
Lisa Braddix, chief health equity officer for the Southeastern Michigan Health Association, published an opinion piece in Bridge Michigan arguing that community-based organizations (CBOs) must be funded to help Michigan residents navigate sweeping changes to Medicaid. Braddix is a 2026 CHRT Health Policy Fellow whose experience in the fellowship supported her work on the op-ed, In the piece, Braddix highlights …
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CHRT News, The Washington Post: CHRT supports analysis on Michigan’s primary care workforce challenges
Recent coverage from The Washington Post and Bridge Michigan highlights a new report calling for increased investment in primary care to address Michigan’s physician shortage. The article, “Michigan can ease doctor shortage by raising pay for primary care, group says,” outline how underinvestment in primary care has contributed to longer wait times, higher costs, and gaps in care. The report …
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In The Media, MI Mental Health, Second Wave Media: CHRT staff discuss Michigan’s crisis continuum of care with MI Mental Health
CHRT’s Nailah Henry and Nancy Baum were recently featured in Second Wave Media’s Michigan Mental Health series, which explores the state’s efforts to improve behavioral health services. In the article, Nailah and Nancy discuss the importance of a continuum of crisis care—a coordinated system that ensures individuals receive the right mental health services at the right time. They emphasize the …
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In The Media: CHRT Policy Fellowship equips health nonprofits to be advocates
The Michigan Health Endowment Fund (MHEF) recently highlighted CHRT’s Health Policy Fellowship in its latest newsletter, emphasizing the program’s impact on nonprofit leaders. The article, “CHRT policy fellowship equips health nonprofits to be advocates,” explains why the fund invests in sending its nonprofit grantees to CHRT’s fellowship program. Through this experience, participants gain a deeper understanding of health policy and …
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In The Media, MI Mental Health, Second Wave Media: ADAPTS project in MI Mental Health
Nailah Henry, a health policy analyst on CHRT’s policy team, is quoted in the January 14 MI Mental Health series story, Washtenaw County leads the way with ADAPTS mental health model. The story by Brianna Nargiso focuses on one of CHRT’s current projects: ADAPTS. ADAPTS is a complex systems modeling project, run by CHRT’s longstanding partner Dr. Gregory Dalack, chair …
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Heallthcare IT News: The promise of EMS data
Erica Matti of CHRT and Joshua Legler from the National Emergency Medical Services Information System’s (NEMSIS) Technical Assistance Center gave a session at HIMSS24 explaining the significance of accurate data in EMS for effective patient care. The session emphasized the indispensable role of emergency medical services (EMS) in providing valuable insights into social determinants of health (SDOH) and stressed the …
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Bridge Magazine, In The Media: In the news: Maximizing opioid settlement funds for substance use recovery
A new article, Michigan needs coordination, collaboration spending opioid funds, highlights CHRT’s mixed methods research on opportunities to speed substance use recovery through opioid settlement fund investments. In Gaps and opportunities for substance use recovery: Considerations for spending opioid settlement funds, CHRT highlights guidance from the state’s recovery support providers, including many with lived substance use recovery experience, about ways …
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In The Media, MI Mental Health, Second Wave Media: Regional Health Collaboratives work to improve behavioral healthcare
The Promotion of Health Equity Project engages six Regional Health Collaboratives — care coordination programs designed to improve a region’s wellbeing – to address health-related social needs and establish a framework for statewide expansion. A recent MI Mental Health Series article by Estelle Slootmaker, “Regional Health Collaboratives improving access to behavioral health services,” discusses the goals of these six collaboratives …
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In The Media, Issue Media Group: MI Mental Health interviews Ayse Buyuktur about the importance of community health workers
CHRT’s Ayse Büyüktür, program manager for the MI Community Care (MiCC) program, recently spoke with MI Mental Health about the extensive work community health workers do to support the behavioral health needs of residents. Across the state, community mental health agencies enlist community health workers to extend their reach, writes reporter Rylee Barnsdale in “Community health workers bring mental health …
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In The Media: Michigan’s CCBHCs open mental health access to all
CHRT’s work evaluating Michigan’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) was highlighted in a Second Wave Media article, “Michigan’s CCBHCs open mental health access to all.” The article features interviews with CHRT team members Erica Matti, senior health policy analyst, and Jonathan Tsao, research and evaluation project manager. CCBHCs provide whole-person care and aim to consider all aspects of a …
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