Category: Member News

CMS Releases FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule

Kennedy Walters August 7, 2026 No Comments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a final rule updating the Medicare fee-for-service inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2027. Highlights of the...

MDHHS Issues Mental Health Framework Provider Enrollment and Billing Updates

Kennedy Walters August 7, 2026 No Comments

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recently released a final policy bulletin updating enrollment, supervision and billing requirements under the state’s Mental Health Framework. Effective Sept. 1,...

New Guardianship Law May Affect Hospital Discharge Planning

Kennedy Walters August 7, 2026 No Comments

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed Public Act 69 of 2026, formerly Senate Bill 586, which creates new requirements for guardians seeking to change a ward’s permanent residence and may affect...

Proposed Policy to Establish Medicaid Reimbursement for Hospital-based Peer Recovery Coach Services

Kennedy Walters August 7, 2026 No Comments

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) released a proposed policy July 27 to establish Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for hospital-based peer recovery coach (PRC) services. The policy...

CMS Releases FY 2027 Final Rule for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

Kennedy Walters August 7, 2026 No Comments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2027 final rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF), updating Medicare fee-for-service prospective payment system rates and policies....

Group Rate Now Available for 2026 MHA Communications Retreat

Kennedy Walters August 6, 2026 No Comments

Registration is open for the 2026 MHA Communications Retreat, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 21 at the MSU Federal Credit Union Headquarters Building 2 in East Lansing....

Michigan Supreme Court Overturns Regulatory Compliance Exemption

Kennedy Walters August 6, 2026 No Comments

The Michigan Supreme Court announced July 31 a 4-3 decision in Nessel v. Eli Lilly, narrowly overturning the regulatory compliance exemption in the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA) and upending...

Hospitals Help: Trinity Health Grand Rapids Brings Free Medication Access to Kent County

Lucy Ciaramitaro August 6, 2026 No Comments

Hospitals are cornerstones of community care, consistently evolving to meet the needs of those they serve and finding innovative ways to remove barriers to better health for those who need...

MHA Releases Initial Rural Health Transformation Program Funding

Kennedy Walters August 6, 2026 No Comments

The MHA Center of Rural Excellence released the initial $8.6 million in Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding to MHA members who submitted qualifying applications the week of Aug. 3....

Health System Leaders to Share Workplace Safety Strategies at the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium

Kennedy Walters August 4, 2026 No Comments

The MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium will be held Oct. 14 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Lansing. Health system leaders will share insights and candidly discuss how they...