health insurance

  1. March 6, 2020

    ACA helped with health insurance access but gaps remain

    As the Affordable Care Act turns 10 years old, a new U-M study shows it has narrowed racial and ethnic gaps in access to health insurance and health care — but not eliminated them.

  2. November 13, 2019

    Recent U-M health benefit led to increased IVF rates

    Research has found that since 2015, when U-M added coverage for infertility treatments, the use of in vitro fertilization increased more than nine times among women in the university’s lowest-salary bracket.

  3. October 21, 2019

    Open Enrollment for 2020 benefits running until Nov. 1

    U-M faculty, staff and retirees can change their benefits during open enrollment, which is now open and continues until 5 p.m. Nov. 1. The changes and new rates take effect Jan. 1, 2020.

  4. April 8, 2019

    U-M health plans to continue IVF coverage after successful pilot

    All U-M health plans will continue to cover in vitro fertilization, following a three-year pilot program. Additionally, modest coverage expansions have been implemented retroactively to Jan. 1, 2019.

  5. February 21, 2018

    Medicare patients nationwide get access to U-M insurance idea

    Value-Based Insurance Design, a concept that grew from U-M research, may soon reach millions of people covered by Medicare, allowing them to save money while getting treated for chronic diseases.

  6. October 23, 2017

    Open Enrollment for 2018 benefits runs through Nov. 3

    Faculty, staff and retirees may change their health, dental, legal or vision benefits for 2018 during Open Enrollment, which runs now through Nov. 3.

  7. February 7, 2017

    How work, health and insurance may change post-ACA

    The link between health insurance and the labor market means proposals to dismantle some provisions of the Affordable Care Act have important consequences for the labor market, a U-M researcher says.