Health Care
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IN THE NEWS: New Details About Michigan's Opioid Crisis: Billions of Pills and Aggressive Suppliers
New Contribution from Rebecca Haffajee
As the U.S. opioid crisis gained steam a decade ago, Michigan was flooded by pain pills by suppliers and distributors who seemed more focused on sales than the drugs’ dangers, according to recently released documents. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Sickle Cell Disease Still Tends to Be Overlooked
Gary Freed Quoted in the New York Times
Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 Americans, most of them African-Americans. There are few treatments for it, and experts say not enough is being done to prevent complications. Read more
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Impact of the 2016 Election on the Health of Immigrant Families in Southeast Michigan
New Research from Paul Fleming
Due to increased vigilance and fear of family separation through deportation or detention since the 2016 presidential election, immigrant families have changed their behaviors in ways that may negatively impact their health, according to research from the University of Michigan. Read more
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Health Insurance Idea Born at Michigan Could Help Millions of Americans Spend Less for the Care They Need Most
Michigan Research Impacts New Policy
Millions of Americans with chronic conditions could save money on the drugs and medical services they need the most, if their health insurance plans decide to take advantage of a new federal rule issued today. And the idea behind that rule was born at the University of Michigan. Read more
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Study Suggests Medicare Program Aimed at Lowering Costs, Improving Care May Not Working as Well as Thought
New Research from Andrew Ryan and Adam Markovitz
Accountable care organizations’ achievements in "bending the cost curve" may reflect the departure of high-cost physicians, according to new research lead by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Michigan Medicine. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Access Strong for Medicaid Primary Care, Survey Shows, but Retirements Raise Worries
Marianne Udow-Phillips Interviewed by Crain's Detroit Business
In an interview with Crain's Detroit Business, Marianne Udow-Phillips, director of the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation and a lecturer of Health Management and Policy at the School of Public Health, discusses how access to Medicaid might be affected by an aging population. Read more
