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1986
U-M creates M-CARE
In response to the need to contain medical costs, U-M establishes M-CARE, becoming the second university in the U.S. to create its own managed care program. M-CARE also reviewed, facilitated, and supported clinical and health services research activities and provided a rich source of healthcare data for analysis. It was acquired by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in 2006.
1995
VA Health Services Research and Development Center established
The Ann Arbor VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Excellence, a future IHPI local partner, is established; it is now the Center for Clinical Management Research (CCMR).
1997
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health is founded
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, a future IHPI local partner, was founded by U-M researchers as the University Renal Research and Education Association (URREA); it was renamed in 2006 to better reflect the breadth of its efforts to improve patient care and support the development of sound public healthcare policies.
2006
Altarum Institute
Altarum Institute, a future IHPI local partner which traces its roots to 1946 with a group of U-M engineering professors, sets its singular strategic focus on health and healthcare.
2007
CHRT established
The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT), a future IHPI local partner, is established as a nonprofit partnership between U-M and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, created as part of U-M’s sale of its M-CARE health plan.
2008
Mathematica opens Ann Arbor office
Mathematica Policy Research, a future IHPI local partner, opens its Ann Arbor office.
2011
IHPI approved by the U-M Board of Regents
The Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation is approved by the Board of Regents. The original cohort of faculty members is 318 individuals.
2014
Healthy Michigan Plan evaluation
IHPI begins an evaluation of the Healthy Michigan Plan, the state’s expansion of Medicaid, under a multi-year contract with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.