Behavioral Health Screening Legislation Advances
Behavioral Health Screening Legislation AdvancesThe House Health Policy Committee advanced legislation addressing preadmission screening assessments for behavioral health patients, as other healthcare bills advanced in the legislature during the week of June 8. The House Health Policy Committee voted …
Michigan Hospital Leaders Discuss Key Healthcare Issues at Mackinac Policy Conference
Michigan Hospital Leaders Discuss Key Healthcare Issues at Mackinac Policy ConferenceHealthcare leaders from across the state joined Rich Helppie, host of The Common Bridge Podcast, May 27 at the 2026 Mackinac Policy Conference to discuss key healthcare issues impacting Michigan hospitals and the communities they …
Michigan for Vaccines Launches Statewide Coalition
Michigan for Vaccines Launches Statewide CoalitionThe MHA hosted the launch of Michigan for Vaccines May 10 at the MHA Capitol Advocacy Center. The coalition was created to strengthen Michigan’s commitment to evidence-based vaccine recommendations. It brings together healthcare organizations and other …
Bipartisan Policy Center to Host Webinar on Rural Health Transformation Program
Bipartisan Policy Center to Host Webinar on Rural Health Transformation ProgramThe Bipartisan Policy Center will host a webinar June 30 from 11 a.m. to noon EDT on how states are leveraging funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program to strengthen rural healthcare delivery through …
Advancing Community Health Requires Whole-Person Care
Advancing Community Health Requires Whole-Person CareIn my years at the bedside and now as a nurse leader in Northern Michigan, I’ve witnessed healthcare at its most complex and its most human. I’ve worked across rural communities where healthcare access isn’t a given. …
Hospitals Help: UM Health-Sparrow Mobile Clinic Bridges Care Gaps
Directly fulfilling its mission to bridge healthcare gaps, the University of Michigan (UM) Health-Sparrow Mobile Health Clinic delivers critical, no-cost medical services directly to communities in need across Mid-Michigan. The 40-foot RV is handicap accessible …
The Keckley Report
The Good, Bad and Ugly in Healthcare all in One Week
“Summer is here and its first week is in the books. Like politics, the economy and life in general, it brought the good, bad and ugly attention to healthcare in the U.S. …
But the bad and ugly news about healthcare seems to dominate media coverage, especially in social media where fact-checking is often shortcut.
For me, the highlight of the week was AHA’s statement committing itself to the pursuit affordability across the system by marshalling its peers to create meaningful solutions. Sign me up. Collaboration is the starting point. Transparency in its deliberations will be necessary to building trust in this process. Inclusion of all proposed solutions subjected to objective review will be its necessary start. And timing is key: election season tends to distort messaging and draw critics. The urgency of direction is no less key: ideally, meaningful direction and substantive recommendations should follow soon after but be independent of Campaign 2026 results in state and federal elections.”
News to Know
MHA Endorsed Business Partner CorroHealth is hosting the webinar Root Cause to Revenue: Winning the Battle Against DRG Downgrades July 29 from 2 to 3 p.m. ET.
MHA in the News
MHA in the NewsMHA CEO Brian Peters recently appeared in an AARP-sponsored segment that aired in the Grand Rapids and Lansing markets to discuss the importance of Medicaid for Michigan residents. Peters highlighted concerns that changes outlined in …