Explore and understand how sodium intake can affect heart failure patients differently, including potential risks associated with restricting sodium.

Explore how the University of Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC) is finding new ways to leverage and act upon data that are already available, to improve patient care.

Learn about new reports recommending Medicare consideration of patients’ education level, income and other health-affecting circumstances when paying or grading health care providers.

Learn more about why, despite major medical organizations now considering obesity a chronic disease, effective management of obese patients remains poor.

Learn more about a new study that examines how obesity impacts chances of getting hospice care and what it means for costs for the Medicare system.

A Healthy Michigan Plan evaluation shows the ACA Medicaid expansion reduced the unpaid medical care at Michigan hospitals. See the impact on Michigan hospitals.

U-M researcher discusses the pros and cons of Medicare bundled payments. See how the CMS bundled payment model for joint replacement is affecting hospitals.

American Diabetes Association released guidelines for diabetic neuropathy treatment, prevention & pain management. See what physicians should know from the ADA.

Rural America could be most harmed by repealing the ACA. See the impact rolling back the medicaid expansion could have on rural health services & rural hospitals.

High dose veteran opioid prescriptions have decreased thanks to a digital tracking system. Learn about veteran opioid abuse & the VA Opioid Safety Initiative.

Study suggests high deductible health plans cost patients with chronic illnesses more out of pocket. See how health plan deductibles change health care costs.

The cost of post acute care management varies when comparing outpatient care to inpatient care. See the U-M study results on the cost of post operative care.

President Obama's Cancer Moonshot program helps fund cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment. See what doctors believe it will take to finally cure cancer.

Study shows The Healthy Michigan Plan, which offers health insurance to low income adults, pays for itself. Learn more about the Michigan Medicaid Expansion.

One in six early stage breast cancer patients choose double mastectomy. Learn about unnecessary bilateral mastectomy and why patients choose to have it.