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CHRT produces issue and survey briefs on a wide range of health and health care topics. including hospital and health system costs in the Midwest, the prevalence of mental health disorders and challenges with access to mental health providers, changes in health care coverage and access to care under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the effects of the ACA on employers in Michigan, Michigan consumers’ satisfaction with health care coverage, prescription opioid use in Michigan, and more. 

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Michigan at a Crossroads

Michigan’s Key Health Policy Issues, 2018 The Michigan government has jurisdiction over a wide array of health policy issues. From the regulation of insurance products, to oversight of the state’s Medicaid program, to investing in local public health efforts, Michigan policymakers craft policies and budgets that impact the health of millions of Michiganders. This brief will provide an overview of four key and timely health policy topics: Medicaid and the Healthy Michigan Plan; the individual health insurance market and the Health Insurance Marketplace; the opioid epidemic; and integration of services to address social determinants of health. It will explore some of the…

Health Care Provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)

Editor’s Note: CHRT updated this fact sheet Jan. 12, 2018 to include more recent Medicare beneficiary numbers, updated information on PAYGO, and reflect that the conference report is now law. Congress is currently debating legislation to reform the tax code. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives on November 16, 2017, and an amended version passed the U.S. Senate on December 2, 2017. Congress reconciled the differences between the two bills in a compromise conference report. While the purpose of the legislation is to reduce tax rates for businesses and individuals, it includes several major health care…