WHI member Washtenaw Health Plan featured on AnnArbor.com. Washtenaw Health Plan to offer state health care program to adults with little-to-no income in April By AMY BIOLCHINI – County, health and environment reporter Originally posted on AnnArbor.com on Wed, Mar 27, 2013 : 11:12 a.m. A health insurance plan specifically designed to help adults with little-to-no … Read more
The WHI March newsletter was published on March 26, 2013. Sign up to get our future newsletters! Download a .pdf.
The February 2013 WHI newsletter was published on Tuesday, February 26. Sign up to receive our future newsletters! Download the .pdf
The first WHI Planning Group meeting of 2013 was a highly-anticipated and well-attended affair. A panel of experts from many demonstration projects across our community spoke about each project and took questions about how they work together and what gaps remain. Speakers included: Dr. Jack Billi, M.D. – University of Michigan Health System (UMHS). Jack introduced … Read more
Guest post courtesy of the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation On February 7, 2013, Governor Snyder submitted his FY 2014 budget proposal to the state legislature, which included expanding Michigan’s Medicaid program. The expansion is expected to extend coverage to at least 470,000 residents and save the state at least $1 billion over 10 … Read more
The inaugural WHI newsletter was published on January 29, 2013. Sign up to receive our future newsletters! Download the .pdf
WHI leaders Bob Guenzel, Norman Herbert, Bob Laverty, and Marianne Udow-Phillips spoke at Rob Pasick‘s monthly CEO Connect event in October. The topic was “Understanding Obama Care. Learn from the experts the implications for businesses, individuals, and the under and uninsured”, and the group described the history of the WHI and current projects. You can … Read more
The VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, one of three health system WHI members, has released their 2012 annual report. The report details their many programs and services, as well as their vast community impact. The VA has representation on the WHI Steering Committee, Mental Health & Substance Use Care Work Group, and the Primary Care … Read more
As we end 2012, we’d like to share some of our major accomplishments to date. In the letter and report linked below, you will see that we’ve made great progress in 2012. This report will be shared with the boards of directors and senior leadership of participating organizations. You can read the full report on … Read more
Original story (with audio) posted on Michigan Radio‘s State of Opportunity series on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, by Sarah Alvarez. How to help people and banish burnout “Health insurance is such a political issue, talked about all the time and so dispassionately, that it can be easy to forget just how important it is to … Read more