Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

Faculty by courtesy

John Z. Ayanian

Alice B. Hamilton Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy; Director, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

Dr. John Ayanian is the Alice Hamilton Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy, the Alice Hamilton Collegiate Professor of Medicine at the Medical School, and professor of health management and policy at the School of…

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Unequal treatment revisited: IHPI director helps renew focus on health care inequities

Aug 19, 2024

New National Academies report "Ending Unequal Treatment: Strategies to Achieve Equitable Health Care and Optimal Health for All" finds little progress in advancing health care equity, and presents recommendations to interveneA landmark report that...

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Ayanian, IHPI report provides key insights as Medicaid 'unwinding' continues and more states expand eligibility

Aug 25, 2023

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. The report was produced by...

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From birth control to mammograms, many women missed out on preventive care for all of 2020

Jul 18, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic knocked many women off schedule for important health appointments, a new study finds, and many didn’t get back on schedule even after clinics reopened. The effect may have been greatest in areas where such care is already...

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Study finds even small Medicaid fees can cause high disenrollment

May 10, 2021

A new study co-authored by John Z. Ayanian, director of the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) and Ford School courtesy faculty, warns state and federal governments about implementing cost-sharing requirements for Medicaid...

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Mask use low when people visit with friends

Mar 31, 2021

While nearly all Americans use a mask at some point each week, very few consistently wear their mask during many common potentially risky activities. This is true even among adults whose older age or preexisting health conditions put them at...

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Lantz co-authors U.S. county-by-county study showing social inequality's role in COVID-19's toll

Jan 29, 2021

The higher a county's score on a national index of social vulnerability, the more cases and deaths per 100,000—highlighting the role of social factors in spread. In just one year, COVID-19 has killed more than 400,000 Americans, and infected more...

“Trust in public health is essential amid COVID-19 pandemic” write Udow-Phillips and Lantz in Journal of Hospital Medicine

Jun 19, 2020

“Trust in public health is essential amid the COVID-19 pandemic,” write Marianne Udow-Phillips and Paula Lantz in a new Journal of Hospital Medicine Perspectives piece. With more than two million cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date,...

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Detroit News features two programs funded by U-M Poverty Solutions initiative

Jan 26, 2017

Kim Kozlowski of The Detroit News featured U-M’s new Poverty Solutions initiative in her Jan 17 article: “UM addressing Detroit poverty with initiative.” The initiative, directed by H. Luke Shaefer, has just announced its first round of funded...

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Crain's Detroit reports on new study of the economic impact of Healthy Michigan Plan

Jan 9, 2017

A new study by John Ayanian, MD and U-M coauthors explores the economic impact of the 2013 Healthy Michigan Plan, which expanded Medicaid coverage in the state under the Affordable Care Act. The study results, which are featured now in the New...

“Could Clinton’s health care proposals work?” asks Ayanian in The Conversation U.S.

Jul 28, 2016

John Z. Ayanian, director of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, explores whether Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton’s health care proposals might work in a July 27 contribution to The...

Teens and parents agree about the need to restrict e-cigarettes says Davis poll

Nov 19, 2015

Teens and parents are in agreement regarding the need for restrictions on e-cigarette sales, according to the latest C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, directed by Dr. Matthew Davis.The survey results, released Nov....

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State Proposals for Single Payer Health Insurance Systems: Policy Visions and Challenges

Sep 16, 2024, 4:00 pm EDT

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)

An examination of single-payer healthcare policy

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Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope

Oct 30, 2020, 12:00 pm EDT

For almost two decades, The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has traveled the globe to put human faces on the devastating problems plaguing the planet — from disease and poverty to violence and exploitation — and on the efforts of individuals and organizations to repair it.

Life during COVID-19

Oct 9, 2020, 12:00 pm EDT

Join us for a discussion on life during COVID-19 with Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Chief Medical Executive and Chief Deputy Director for Michigan Department Health and Human Services and Garlin Gilchrist II, Lt. Governor of Michigan.

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Rheingans, Grim, and Lunge: Single Payer Health Insurance Systems

Sep 16, 2024 1:20:37

Experts will discuss the design and potential benefits of state-based single payer health insurance systems along with their economic and political challenges. September, 2024.

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