Health care premium sharing plan adopted

University leaders will move ahead with a plan for employees to share more in the cost of their health care benefits, Provost Paul N. Courant, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs Dr. Robert Kelch and Chief Financial Officer Timothy Slottow said in a report to the Board of Regents Dec. 18. In doing so, executive officers and the president have accepted nearly all of the recommendations from the faculty and staff Committee on Health Insurance Premium Design (CHIPD). More>

U-M Hospital, Medical School to build new center to meet growing need for outpatient surgical and medical procedures

To best serve ambulatory surgical patients and meet increasing demand for surgical services, the Board of Regents approved a plan Dec. 18 for a new off-site ambulatory surgery and medical procedures center. More>