In The Media, The Gazette: Iowa hospitals use state law to stifle competition, critics say: Certificate of Need law, in Iowa since 1977, exists in most states
Ceiling-mounted microscopes, sterilizers and phacoemulsification equipment sit dormant in Dr. Lee Birchansky’s operating rooms — hundreds of thousands of dollars wasted because Birchansky can’t get state permission to do cataract surgery in his office at the Fox Eye Laser and Cosmetic Institute on H Avenue NE…
Read more >In The Media, Michigan Radio: Michigan working toward ‘next generation’ of primary care
Diane Marriott, Project Manager for the Michigan Primary Care Transformation Project (MiPCT), and Natalie Adewunmi, an RN and care manager with Integrated Health Associates (IHA), discuss how primary care has changed in Michigan because of MiPCT.
Read more >Dome Magazine, In The Media: Michigan’s Obamacare
Governor Snyder deserves our thanks for having the foresight and courage to buck many in his own Republican Party in supporting ‘Obamacare’, aka, the U.S. Affordable Care Act…
Read more >In The Media, The Herald Palladium: Why not shop around?
Rosalie Plechaty of South Haven admits she often doesn’t ask her health care providers about the cost of prescriptions, office visits or medical procedures…
Read more >In The Media, Michigan Radio: Michigan doctors not overwhelmed by Affordable Care Act, study shows
CHRT Director, Marianne Udow-Phillips, discusses the impact of the Healthy Michigan Plan since it was launched in April 2014.
Read more >In The Media, The Daily Signal: Anthem to Federal Government: Approve Merger and We’ll Expand to More Obamacare Exchanges
Despite projections that it’s losing money this year, Anthem offered to expand its business on Obamacare’s exchanges in nine states if the federal government allows the company to move forward with its merger with Cigna…
Read more >In The Media, Michigan Radio: Why health insurance companies are pushing for 17% rate increase next year
CHRT Director, Marianne Udow-Phillips, discusses why insurance companies are requesting a 17% rate increase for individual health plans in Michigan for 2017.
Read more >Detroit Free Press, In The Media: Affordable Care Act rates may jump 17.3% in Michigan
Health plans sold on Michigan’s insurance exchange could see an average 17.3% increase next year, and if recent history is any guide, state regulators could approve the insurance companies’ rate hike requests without many — if any — changes…
Read more >In The Media, Modern Healthcare: Insurers will consolidate even if mega-mergers fail
Nearly everyone in healthcare speculated for the past year about how the U.S. Justice Department would respond to the mega-deals proposed by Aetna and Anthem. Officials were concise and stern as they delivered their answers from a podium last week…
Read more >In The Media, USA Today: Antitrust suits aim to block two health care mergers
The Obama administration announced Thursday it will seek to block two giant health care mergers, citing concerns that the deals could drive up health care premiums, undermine innovation and reduce competition…
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