What states can do to address behavioral health workforce challenges in rural communities: New research
In the U.S., there are not enough behavioral health workers to meet the demand for mental health and substance use services, particularly in rural areas.
Over the past year, the Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT) has worked closely with the University of Michigan’s Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center (BHWRC) to explore the approaches states have taken to address this concern through recruitment and retention initiatives. Findings from this research have recently been published in a report for policymakers and decision leaders and an action toolkit for state and local administrators
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Ten years of Cover Michigan data illuminate impact of ACA and more
The initial concept for
Cover Michigan
was to conduct a consumer survey that regularly explored health, health insurance, and health care access trends across Michigan. CHRT launched the survey in 2009 to better understand the likely impact of the Affordable Care Act on the state of Michigan and the people who live here. Over the last decade the survey has done that, and much more.
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Welcome our Health Policy Fellows from government, nonprofit, and academic institutions across the state
On January 30, the ninth cohort of CHRT Health Policy Fellows began a four-month curriculum designed to build bridges between Michigan’s health researchers, nonprofit leaders, and government policymakers. The curriculum includes the history of health care in America, Affordable Care Act implementation and impact in Michigan, value-based insurance design, collaborative quality initiatives, health care costs, and more. Many of the sessions are led by outside experts, including senior administrators at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and nationally regarded experts in health policy.
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New projects focus on integration, work requirements, mental health
The Center for Health and Research Transformation is taking on several new projects for government, nonprofit, and health system clients. Topics include mixed methods research to inform Healthy Michigan Plan work requirements reporting protocols; an integrated recuperative care intervention at a Michigan homeless shelter; a care coordination intervention between a community mental health agency and a Medicaid health plan; and an exploration of behavioral health care integration models for workforce planning purposes.
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