MHA CEO Brian Peters bylined an op-ed Feb. 16 in The Detroit News, highlighting Michigan hospitals’ understanding of the financial strain that rising healthcare costs are creating and reinforcing their commitment to being part of the solution.
Peters outlines how hospitals are confronting the same cost pressures affecting households and businesses, including workforce shortages, supply chain costs and increased cybersecurity demands. He emphasizes that amid these challenges, hospitals are committed to collaboration, working alongside policymakers, employers and community partners to advance solutions that improve affordability while protecting access to care for all Michiganders.
Lauren LaPine-Ray DrPH, MPH, vice president, policy and rural health, MHA, was quoted in a Feb. 17 Bride Magazine story expressing concern for emergency room (ER) capacity following Oakland Community Health Network’s recommendation to direct mental health patients to the ER amid paused operations at the county’s resource and crisis center.
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