Thursday Lecture Series: Does the United States have a Healthcare System   

This presentation will be about the unique partnership between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan and the physicians across the state. Dr. Englesbe will talk about how a community of collaboration and trust among physicians within Michigan has led to remarkable improvements and healthcare quality and value.

Dr. Englesbe performs abdominal transplant surgery on children and adults. He leads the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan funded statewide quality Collaboratives. He has been at the University of Michigan since 1997. He proudly has two daughters who are undergraduates at Michigan, and a younger son who aspires to be.

This presentation will review how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has evolved since 2010, presenting how it has influenced coverage, access, and health outcomes with a focus on Medicaid expansion in Michigan. The presentation will also discuss changes to the ACA implemented by the President and Congress in 2025 and consider their implications for patients, healthcare providers, and the U.S. healthcare system.

Dr. Ayanian is the inaugural Director of the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation which includes 760 faculty across the University. His research focuses on access to care and quality of care, and he led a U-M team evaluating the Medicaid expansion in Michigan. He earned his AB degree from Duke University and MD and MPP degrees from Harvard University and completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.