Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

  1. November 14, 2024

    Grandparents and grandkids: Poll suggests two‑way benefit

    A new poll based at U-M suggests that having grandchildren and seeing them regularly may have a link to older adults’ mental health and risk of loneliness, and that many grandparents support their younger grandchildren in various ways.

  2. October 14, 2024

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  3. September 24, 2024

    Poll asks who plans to get updated COVID‑19 vaccine

    The updated COVID-19 vaccine just arrived in pharmacies and clinics nationwide, and U-M’s National Poll on Healthy Aging suggests nearly half of people age 50 and older plan to get it.

  4. June 27, 2024

    MIDAS announces 2024 PODS and DATA awardees

    The Michigan Institute for Data and AI in Society has announced the recipients of its 2024 PODS grants and the Center for Data-Driven Drug Development and Treatment Assessment annual awards.

  5. November 20, 2023

    Accolades — November 2023

    Awards and honors for U-M faculty and staff.

  6. August 25, 2023

    U-M report provides insights as Medicaid ‘unwinding’ continues

    At a pivotal time for Medicaid health coverage for Americans with low incomes, a report on the impacts of Michigan’s Medicaid expansion shows very positive effects, as well as opportunities for continued improvements.

  7. December 14, 2021

    Pandemic stress weighs heaviest on least-healthy older adults

    A poll based at the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation showed many people over 50 have found joy and stayed resilient amid the prolonged public health crisis, but a sizable number report stress, too.

  8. February 2, 2021

    County by county, study shows social inequality in COVID’s toll

    COVID-19 has killed more than 400,000 Americans, and infected more than 24 million others. But a new study shows just how unevenly those deaths and cases have played out across the country.

  9. November 2, 2020

    U-M researchers examine ways to scale up COVID-19 testing

    Boosting incentives to speed turnaround of COVID-19 testing, real-time monitoring of testing operations among public health officials and coordination across state lines could save more lives, according to a U-M study.

  10. October 7, 2020

    New poll considers risks to older adults of clashing meds

    A U-M poll shows most people 50 and older haven’t connected with a pharmacist to check for potential clashes among their prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs and supplements.