The MHA partnered with the Connect Macomb business chamber Aug. 12 to host an event at Velocity in Sterling Heights to engage with Connect Macomb board members and local business leaders on the issues surrounding healthcare costs and insurance coverage.
Connect Macomb board members and business leaders.
Laura Appel, executive vice president, government relations & public policy, MHA; Tracey Franovich, RN, president and CEO, McLaren Macomb; and Emily Moorhead, president, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital; presented on the specific challenges facing hospitals and facilitated discussion around rising prescription drug costs, Michigan’s position as having the third-lowest hospital prices in the country relative to Medicare and actions hospitals are taking to address costs.
The event began with a welcome from Stacey Ziarko, president & CEO, Connect Macomb, and discussion was moderated by Chris Moyer, senior director of public affairs, Truscott Rossman.
Other Connect Macomb board members in attendance representing local health systems included Brad Lukas, CNO, Corewell Health Beaumont Troy & Grosse Pointe; and Stephanie Gibson, CNO and vice president, patient care services, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital.
The event follows a series of formal events with business leaders that the MHA is hosting across the state to meet with the business community.
Members with questions about the event and future opportunities should contact John Karasinski at the MHA.
Phone: (517) 703-8601
Fax: (517) 703-0628
