Category: Issues in Healthcare

House Budget Endangers 20,000 Hospital Jobs and $4.9 Billion Economic Loss

John Karasinski September 3, 2025 No Comments

An estimated 20,000 hospital jobs could be lost in Michigan and lead to a $4.9 billion loss to the state’s economy if the House version of the state budget ultimately...

Media Recap: Medicaid and Healthcare Costs

Kennedy Walters August 22, 2025 No Comments

The MHA received media coverage during the week of Aug. 18 that continued to focus on the impact the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will have on Medicaid as...

New PwC Report Warns of Rising Hospital Costs and Mounting Financial Pressure on U.S. Healthcare System

John Karasinski July 24, 2025 No Comments

The Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) is drawing attention to a new national report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) that outlines the severe financial challenges facing hospitals across the country that...

Headline Roundup: Continued OBBBA Coverage

Kennedy Walters July 18, 2025 No Comments

The MHA continued to receive media coverage during the week of July 14 about the impacts of the federal budget reconciliation bill, officially referred to as the One Big Beautiful...

Headline Roundup: Medicaid Cuts

Kennedy Walters July 11, 2025 No Comments

The MHA received media coverage during the weeks of June 30 and July 7 on Medicaid cuts included in the federal budget reconciliation bill. MHA CEO Brian Peters and MHA...

Medicaid Funding Cuts Are Disastrous for Michigan Healthcare

John Karasinski July 3, 2025 No Comments

The following statement can be attributed to Brian Peters, CEO of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. The budget reconciliation bill passed by Congress is disastrous for access to care...

Local TV News Coverage Focus on Nurse Compact & Medicaid Funding

Kennedy Walters June 13, 2025 No Comments

The MHA received news coverage during the week of June 9 that included local TV news stories on the Michigan House of Representatives passing a bill that would have the...

MHA CEO Report ― Addressing Food and Housing Insecurity

Kennedy Walters June 5, 2025 No Comments

“It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.” ― Dalai Lama I recently had the privilege of joining leaders...

WLUC TV6 Focuses on Shortage of Behavioral Health Beds

Kennedy Walters May 30, 2025 No Comments

WLUC TV6 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula published a story May 29 on the shortage of inpatient psychiatric beds in Michigan, placing a heavy focus on the testimony the MHA delivered...

Mental Health Awareness Month Highlights Week of Media Coverage

Kennedy Walters May 23, 2025 No Comments

The MHA received news coverage during the week of May 19 highlighted by stories related to Mental Health Awareness Month and the need to expand state psychiatric bed capacity. Lauren...