Category: Issues in Healthcare

Virtual Media Roundtable Focuses on Medicaid Funding Cut Consequences

John Karasinski April 4, 2025 No Comments

A virtual media roundtable hosted April 3 by the Michigan League for Public Policy included MHA CEO Brian Peters as a panelist, where he discussed the consequences for potential Medicaid...

MHA CEO Report — Prioritizing Rural Health

John Karasinski April 1, 2025 No Comments

“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” – Abraham Lincoln While snow continues to fall in northern Michigan, spring is officially here, and for...

LaPine Appears on MIRS Monday Podcast Discussing Behavioral Health

John Karasinski March 28, 2025 No Comments

Lauren LaPine, senior director, legislative and public policy, MHA, appeared on the MIRS Monday podcast published March 24 to discuss the state behavioral health system. LaPine spoke about the challenges...

Media Coverage Includes Focus on 340B, Tariffs & Medicaid

John Karasinski March 7, 2025 No Comments

The MHA received media coverage the week of March 3 on the Michigan Senate passing legislation that protects the 340B program, the potential impact of tariffs on hospitals and healthcare...

MHA CEO Report — Protecting Medicaid Protects Michigan

John Karasinski March 1, 2025 No Comments

“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.” – Mark Twain Accessible and affordable healthcare is essential for communities to thrive, yet recent proposals to...

Appel Joins WJR Live from Lansing Broadcast

John Karasinski February 28, 2025 No Comments

MHA Executive Vice President Laura Appel appeared on Detroit’s WJR 760 AM’s ‘JR Morning with Guy Gordon, Llyod Jackson and Jamie Edmonds’s “Live from Lansing” broadcast Feb. 26 as part...

Peters Pens Medicaid Detroit News Op-ed

John Karasinski February 21, 2025 No Comments

The Detroit News published an op-ed Feb. 19 from MHA CEO Brian Peters expressing the importance of protecting the Medicaid program from any potential federal funding cuts. Peters highlighted the...

Earned Sick Time Act & Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Advance in Senate

Lucy Ciaramitaro February 14, 2025 No Comments

Two key pieces of legislation related to the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) and the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact advanced in the Michigan State during the week of Feb. 10....

Executive Budget Recommendation News Coverage

John Karasinski February 6, 2025 No Comments

A MHA media statement published Feb. 5 was included in stories by Michigan news outlets covering the fiscal year 2026 executive budget recommendation. The statement, attributed to MHA CEO Brian...

Peters Addresses Federal Healthcare Issues

John Karasinski January 31, 2025 No Comments

MHA CEO Brian Peters was quoted by media outlets the week of Jan. 27 discussing federal healthcare issues. Bridge published an article Jan. 27 about the temporary pause of external...