CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips explains what contributed to the decline in the number of Michigan residents covered by employer-sponsored health insurance between 2000 and 2011.
News Category: 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.
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.
Snyder pushes to extend Medicaid to 470,000 Michiganders: ‘Care for people who need it’
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s support for expanding the state’s Medicaid program “really is a big deal,” CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips tells the Detroit Free Press following Snyder’s public declaration
Antibiotics overprescribed for children, study finds
Report on CHRT’s February 2011 Issue Brief, “Antibiotic Prescribing and Use.”
Study: Premature births higher among blacks
Report on CHRT’s November 2010 issue brief “Prematurity.” Must pay fee to view full story.
Docs’ practices are questioned: Test, treatment frequency raises concerns
Report on CHRT’s September 2010 “CHRTBook: Health Care Variation in Michigan.” Must pay fee to view full story.
Michigan is paying price for unhealthy adults
Report on CHRT’s August 2010 issue brief “Health Care Cost Drivers: Chronic Disease, Comorbidity, and Health Risk Factors in the U.S. and Michigan.” Must pay fee to view full story.
Editorial: Children’s health pays a price for state’s failed tax system
Editorial based on findings from CHRT’s Cover Michigan 2010.
4 in 10 in Michigan uninsured, on public plan
Report on the release of CHRT’s Cover Michigan 2010.