health care

  1. February 7, 2025

    U-M researchers tackling AI to help transform health care

    Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize health care delivery. With this, comes a great need for more interdisciplinary research and collaboration to inform policy and practice

  2. November 25, 2024

    Consent process underway to receive Form 1095 electronically

    Faculty and staff can consent through Jan. 2 to receive electronically their Form 1095 tax document, which verifies that the university offered 2024 health care benefits to an employee.

  3. August 21, 2023

    Open Enrollment period set; new options coming for 2024

    Benefits-eligible faculty, staff, retirees and graduate students may change their benefit selections during the once-a-year Open Enrollment from Oct. 16 through 5 p.m. Oct. 27.

  4. April 3, 2023

    U-M Health, Sparrow officially join to deliver health care

    Sparrow Health System has officially joined U-M Health, effective April 1, having received the necessary regulatory approvals to partner after announcing their plans in December to create the statewide care system.

  5. January 17, 2022

    2021 FSA spending deadline extended through Dec. 31

    The university has extended the deadline to Dec. 31 for faculty and staff to use pre-tax funds set aside through their 2021 flexible spending accounts.

  6. January 13, 2022

    News beats social, alternative media for accurate health information

    Accuracy and truth, according to a new study involving three countries, including the United States, has been found by individuals who rely more on mainstream news.

  7. November 9, 2020

    Challenge to Affordable Care Act threatens women’s health care

    The Affordable Care Act has improved women’s reproductive health care, but a looming legal challenge threatens those gains. Ruth Zielinski, clinical professor of nursing, and Nicholas Bagley, professor of law, discuss the challenge.

  8. October 26, 2020

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  9. August 31, 2020

    Those at risk for diabetes eligible for free prevention program

    U-M faculty, staff and retirees with higher-than-normal blood sugar can participate in a free diabetes prevention program if enrolled in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network health plans.

  10. May 28, 2020

    #FitForTheFrontLine supports health care workers

    Michigan Medicine, in partnership with 21 other health care systems and NBC Universal, has joined a national fitness challenge to get people moving in ways that are compatible with social distancing. #FitForTheFrontLine began May 26 and culminates June 14. Similar to a virtual 5K run, participants pledge to exercise on their own time between now…