Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

November 13, 2017
U-M study questions ACA effort to reduce hospital readmissions

A federal program shown to reduce hospital readmissions may not have been as successful as it appears, say researchers from U-M’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation and the School of Public Health.
May 21, 2016
Incentives paid to improve health care have little impact in U.K.

The world’s largest primary pay-for-performance program designed to improve patient health care and outcomes has failed to save additional lives, a U-M researcher says.
July 7, 2015
Expanding state Medicaid stems growth of uncompensated care

New research from U-M shows that Connecticut’s Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has led to a decrease in uncompensated medical care.
March 17, 2015
U-M faculty member gives Senate testimony on health IT

A U-M assistant professor testified before a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday about investing in health care information technology.
January 23, 2015
First residential MOOC for U-M students focuses on health care

The university’s first massive open online course aimed solely at U-M students focuses on “Understanding and Improving U.S. Healthcare.”
December 11, 2014
U-M team to study how well state’s Medicaid expansion plan is working

U-M researchers will study how well Michigan’s new Medicaid health insurance option works, and will advise state government on how well it’s living up to what lawmakers intended.