Faith Medical Clinic Hosts WHI Education Volunteers Weekly Through a partnership with University of Michigan student group, the Health Policy Student Association (HPSA), the Washtenaw Health Initiative is providing volunteers weekly to the Faith Medical Clinic, a free clinic in Pinckney. The clinic has extended Saturday hours staffed by University of Michigan Medical School students. … Read more
Since 1987, the Church of the Good Shepard has been handing out an annual Award for Servant Leadership in Building a Beloved Community. The 2014 award went to WHI member Dr. Bonita Neighbors for her work at the Community Dental Center in Ann Arbor. Dr. Neighbors delivered a sermon to congregants to accept the award … Read more
The Washtenaw Health Initiative has partnered with University of Michigan (U-M) student group, the Health Policy Student Association (HPSA), to conduct outreach, education, and referrals for enrollment in the Washtenaw County area. In October and November 2013, more than 70 volunteers were trained in the basics of the Affordable Care Act and the new health insurance … Read more
Key Actions at the January 16, 2014, WHI Steering Committee Meeting At the January 2014 meeting, the WHI Steering Committee: Reviewed the Washtenaw County Public Health Department’s Community Health Improvement Plan. Continued preparations for the February Planning Group meeting, including reviewing and revising materials. Approved a new status report format.
A word from our co-chairs… December 2013 Dear Community Partners, We are pleased to share with you our 2013 successes in the Washtenaw Health Initiative (WHI). The WHI kicked off in January 2011, and over the first three years, we’ve made a positive impact for our community members who are Medicaid recipients, are low-income, or lack health … Read more
The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) compared a sample Bronze Marketplace plan to the proposed Healthy Michigan Plan out-of-pocket expenses expected for 2014.
The December 2013 WHI newsletter was published on December 17. You can sign up online to receive future newsletters! Download a .pdf
At the December 9 Medicaid & Marketplace Outreach & Enrollment Group meeting, CHRT staff Josh Fangmeier described details about the individual mandate using the following handout
Key Actions at the December 6, 2013, WHI Steering Committee Meeting At the December 2013 meeting, the WHI Steering Committee: Reviewed the 2012-2013 WHI Annual Report and made modifications to focus on outcomes Agreed to take on a new hospice care project and form a new WHI Implementation Group, led by Gloria Brooks of Arbor … Read more
The November 2013 WHI newsletter was published on November 26. You can sign up online to receive future newsletters! Download a .pdf