MHA Board of Trustees

• Auto No-Fault Insurance Legislation
• CMS Medicaid Rules & Federal HMO Provider Tax
• Federal Election Health Care Reform
• FY 2009 Michigan Department of Community Health Budget
• BCBSM Individual Health Insurance Market Reform
• IRS 990 Revisions
• Mandated Health Insurance Benefits & Health Screenings
• Medical Marijuana
• Patient Safety Organization
• Price & Quality Transparency
• Professional Services Corporations
• Serious Adverse Events
• Smoke-Free Air Legislation
• Standardized Patient Wristband
• Trans Fat Elimination

MHA Legislative Policy Panel

• Amendment to Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Act (MHA-members only)
• Autism Health Insurance Coverage (MHA-members only)
• Driver's Licenses for Legal Residents (MHA-members only)
• Federal Drug Administration Repeal on Product Liability (MHA-members only)
• Federal Graduate Medical Education Rules (MHA-members only)
• Flu Vaccine Mandate for Hospital Patients Over the Age of 65 (MHA-members only)
• Guide Dogs in Health Facilities (MHA-members only)
• Hospital Charges on Blood Draws from Search Warrants (MHA-members only)
• "I'm Sorry" Legislation (MHA-members only)
• Mandated Nurse to Patient Staffing Ratios & Nurse Mandatory Overtime (MHA-members only)
• Medicaid & Medicare Parity (MHA-members only)
• Medical Malpractice Liability Reform (MHA-members only)
• Medical Malpractice Reform in Emergency Departments (MHA-members only)
• Mental Health & Substance Abuse Parity (MHA-members only)
• Nurse Circulator Legislation (MHA-members only)
• Patient Lifting Legislation (MHA-members only)
• Pharmaceutical Companies Reporting Requirements & Gift Regulations (MHA-members only)
• President's 2008 Executive Budget (MHA-members only)
• Public Reporting of Hospital Specific Infection Rates (MHA-members only)
• Reuse of Medical Devices (MHA-members only)
• Single Point of Entry Pilot Project (MHA-members only)
• Single Source Credentialing (MHA-members only)
• Surgical Technologist Certification Requirements (MHA-members only)
• Federal Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 (MHA-members only)

If you have any questions regarding the MHA's positions on the issues above, please contact David Finkbeiner, senior vice president, Advocacy or Peter Schonfeld, senior vice president, Policy & Data Services, at the MHA at (517) 703-8601.