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As telehealth use surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding its use for outpatient evaluation and the extent to which it continues to serve as a substitute for in-person care are important analyses. This brief examines whether the use of telehealth led to an increase in the overall volume of outpatient evaluation and management services delivered to Medicare beneficiaries. |
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New Health Equity Project aims to significantly reduce health disparities for vulnerable residents in five Michigan counties |
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has pledged to provide a $9 million Medicaid match to launch a new Health Equity Project in five Michigan counties. The Health Equity Project aims to help these counties reduce health disparities associated with pressing social needs such as housing instability, food insecurity, transportation, health system complexity, and other socioeconomic factors. IHPI members working on the project include Michael Englesbe, M.D., professor of surgery, John Scott, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of surgery, and Renuka Tipirneni, M.D., M.Sc., associate professor of internal medicine - all at Michigan Medicine, U-M’s Academic Medical Center.
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Most older adults are not using tax-advantaged savings accounts to save for future health expenses, according to a new report from the U-M National Poll on Healthy Aging. Older adults who are using savings accounts, are more likely to have high incomes and education levels, and be in good health and under Medicare eligibility age.
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Lowering the age when older adults can enroll in Medicare might save them a lot of money, even if the age drops only a year or two from the current age of 65, according to new research published in JAMA Health Forum by John W. Scott, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of surgery, and John Z. Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P., professor of internal medicine.
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The largest study of concussions ever conducted in college athletes is redefining the timeline for recovery as a process taking up to 28 days. The findings are detailed in the journal Sports Medicine, by lead researcher, Steve Broglio, Ph.D., A.T.C., professor of athletic training at the U-M School of Kinesiology.
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Professor Broglio highlights
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The Institute is prominently featured this month on the U-M Alumni Association's Education Gateway website. To promote the IHPI stories featured on the Gateway, an email was sent to nearly 180,000 U-M graduates who have an interest or background in health and health care.
The Alumni Association serves as an independent gateway for alums across the world to deepen their connection to the Michigan family.
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