The MHA received a host of media coverage from across the state during the week of Aug. 25 after the MHA issued a media statement reacting to the state budget bill passed Aug. 26 by the Michigan House of Representatives.

House Bill 4706 would institute several harmful changes to hospital funding, which could result in more than 20,000 job losses in Michigan hospitals. The statement from MHA CEO Brian Peters expressed the MHA’s strong opposition to this version of the state budget, expressing the harmful consequences it would bring and the need for a state budget that protects existing hospital funding.

Friday, Aug. 29

• Crain’s Detroit Business: Budget breakdown: Here’s where Whitmer, legislators are still far apart

Thursday, Aug. 28

• MIRS: Why The House’s DHHS Budget Is $5B Less Than What Senate, Gov Wants
• Midland Daily News: Michigan House budget slashes state spending, boosts road funding

Wednesday, Aug. 27

• MLive: State Budget Office: House GOP spending plan makes ‘deep and painful cuts,’ defunds police
• FOX 2 News: Michigan Republicans pitch budget cuts of $5B with October 1 deadline looming
• MIRS: House Budget Plan Speeds Up New Medicaid Work Mandates For Healthy MI Plan

Tuesday, Aug. 26

• The Detroit News: Michigan House GOP’s $79B budget boosts roads, cuts hospitals, police
• Michigan Advance: Michigan House passes full budget as talk of government shutdown hit a fever pitch
• Detroit Free Press: State budget from GOP House axes billions from Whitmer proposal
• Crain’s Detroit Business: State House passes its own budget bill, with deep cuts and $3.4B for roads
• Bridge: Michigan House GOP budget cuts spending, workers and DEI to pave way for roads
• Gongwer: Look what you made me do: House Republicans pass budget
• MIRS: How Did Republicans Find All These Cuts?

Members with any questions regarding media requests should contact John Karasinski at the MHA.

Phone: (517) 323-3443
Fax: (517) 323-0946

Phone: (517) 703-8601
Fax: (517) 703-0628