Coronavirus: Is Social Distancing Working?
Q&A with David Hutton
Is social distancing actually working? And when we will be able to go back to our normal day-to-day activities? David Hutton explains.
Health Management and Policy
Coronavirus: Protecting Health Care Workers
Q&A with Christopher Friese
As the coronavirus spreads throughout the country, an increasing number of American health care workers helping to treat patients are contracting the infection.
IN THE NEWS: Several U.S. Hospitals Penalized Over Too-High Rates of Infection, Injury
Andrew Ryan featured on NPR
Hundreds of hospitals across the U.S., including a number with sterling reputations for cutting-edge care, will be paid less by Medicare after the federal government pronounced that they had higher rates of infections and patient injuries than others.
Generational Impact: Fifty Years of the PhD Program in Health Services Research and Policy
The long and illustrious careers of alums from Michigan’s program in Health Services Research and Policy demonstrate the impact of professionals trained in both practice and academia—a testament to the educational value of the program for students and the broad influence the program has had on health care management and policy in the US and beyond.
Home-Cooked Meals Linked to Higher Diet Quality but Lower-Income Americans Still Fall Behind
New research from Julia Wolfson
Americans who cook meals at home frequently are more likely to have an overall better quality diet, but the association between cooking at home and diet quality differs between high- and low-income populations, according to a new study by University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers.
New Health Insurance Benefit at University of Michigan Led to Increased Rates of IVF
New Research by Richard Hirth
An interdisciplinary group of University of Michigan researchers interested in reproductive health and equity compared the use of IVF among university employees before and after the addition of the insurance coverage benefit in 2015.