Protecting Healthcare Funding and Access
Every year, a top priority of the MHA is working with the Legislature and various state agencies to ensure that healthcare funding is protected, and access to coverage and affordable, high-quality care is maintained. Millions of Michigan residents are covered by Medicare or Medicaid, and these public payers make up a large portion of hospital reimbursement.
Every year, the MHA works to protect funding pools designated for graduate medical education (see below), Obstetrics Stabilization, which helps keep birthing units open in at-risk communities, and Small and Rural Access, which assists with ensuring access to hospital services in Michigan's smallest communities.