Promoting American Rescue Plan benefits

After the American Rescue Plan was passed by Congress and signed by President Biden, the WHI Communications Committee began developing materials aimed at helping residents and providers understand how to access enhanced financial, health insurance, housing assistance, and other benefits.  On April 4th, the WHI Communications Committee published a one-page health care decision tree to … Read more

Concept paper on ACA implementation fuels idea for the WHI

Robert Laverty, CEO of the St. Joseph Mercy Health System, began to disseminate a “concept paper for countywide planning” detailing potential impacts of the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The paper also included suggestions of how the county should respond. “Washtenaw County and environs has had a longstanding dilemma of providing … Read more