Since the launch of health insurance coverage expansion in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Michigan and other states have experienced large decreases in the number of adults who lack health insurance, delay necessary care, and have trouble paying their medical bills.[footnote] Austic, E. Lawton, M. Slowey, M. Riba, and M. Udow-Phillips, Changes in Health Care Cost Barriers under …
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Decrease in Hospital Uncompensated Care in Michigan, 2015
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded access to health insurance coverage for Michigan residents in 2014 through the creation of the Health Insurance Marketplace and the expansion of the Medicaid program. Since then, Michigan has experienced large decreases in the number of adults who lack health insurance, delay necessary care, and have trouble paying their medical bills.[footnote]E. Austic, E. Lawton, …
Read more >Physicians: To employ or not to employ – that is the question!
While my personal thoughts frequently center around issues such as “being,” on a professional level I have probably given more thought to the issue of physician employment than any other. I am old enough to recall when an employed physician was actually an oddity. During my many years working on the provider side of the business, I experienced the rush …
Read more >Bridge Magazine, In The Media: Rural hospitals continue to suffer financially due to coronavirus, even hospitals with few COVID-19 patients
As the COVID-19 pandemic forces hospitals to focus on essential procedures, reducing revenues at healthcare facilities across Michigan, many rural hospitals are struggling to stay open. In this Michigan Health Watch series, Bridge Magazine’s Ted Roelofs examines some of the ways the coronavirus response is squeezing operating margins for rural healthcare providers, even if they may not be treating many …
Read more >Survey Methodology
Michigan Physician Survey Methods Since 2012, CHRT has surveyed Michigan physicians approximately every two years to learn more about their experiences practicing in the state. The following sections provide a more detailed description of the methodology employed for each wave of the Michigan Physician Survey. Given the sampling methods used in the physician surveys, some respondents may have been included …
Read more >Michigan Physician Survey: Primary care physician perspectives and practice trends
CHRT has been surveying primary care physicians (PCPs) in Michigan since 2012—tracking key trends in practice patterns, capacity, payer mix and care team composition. Our 2019 Michigan Physician Survey also asked physicians about care continuity and Medicaid work requirements legislation. PCPs are a key component of a successful, high quality healthcare system. As the baby-boomer generation ages and the needs …
Read more >In The Media, MLive: Udow-Phillips in Michigan hospitals are needed now more than ever. Why are they laying off workers?
For hospitals and health systems in Michigan and the U.S., outpatient and elective procedures are the foundation of sustainable business. The March 10 executive order putting a hold on “non-essential procedures” in Michigan has had a profound effect on the viability of large and small health providers. MLive’s Malachi Barrett spoke with CHRT Executive Director Marianne Udow-Philips about the conditions …
Read more >Bridge Magazine, In The Media: For independent, rural hospitals, coronavirus may pose an existential threat. Udow-Phillips explains.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the healthcare system across the United States, and rural hospitals in Michigan are no exception. In the Bridge MI article “Rural Michigan hospitals say coronavirus may soon force some to close,” Marianne Udow-Phillips, executive director of the Center for Health and Research Transformation at the University of Michigan, describes the thin …
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