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Detroit Free Press: Will a Henry Ford-Beaumont megamerger be a benefit to the community?

In this examination of the $6.4-billion merger of the Henry Ford and Beaumont health systems, CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips discusses incentives and cost-containment mechanisms in the Affordable Care Act that may be leading some hospitals to consider potential mergers.

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Detroit Free Press: U.S. to administer Web health marketplace

CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips explains what federally-run health insurance exchanges mean for consumers after state lawmakers likely guaranteed Michigan will miss out on a state/federal partnership.

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The Lucy Ann Lance Show: Medicaid impact on primary care physicians

CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips joins Lucy Ann Lance live on-air to discuss results from CHRT’s two most recently published surveys—the first in the Cover Michigan Survey 2013 series that examined access to health care and a survey of Michigan’s primary care providers.

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Crain's Detroit Business: Coping with health reform: Massachusetts biz leaders offer advice to Michigan execs

Crain’s Detroit Business highlights the key messages from Massachusetts business leaders to their Michigan counterparts during a CHRT-sponsored event, including clarification that the Massachusetts business community is “not crazy” for supporting health care reform and the individual mandate. (Free online subscription required to view full text)

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USA Today: Michigan GOP governor proposes Medicaid expansion

USA Today publishes a Detroit Free Press report that included commentary from CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips about Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s public support for expanding the state’s Medicaid eligibility.

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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?

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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.

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