House, Senate Advance Budget Proposals; MHA-Supported Bills Move
Budget proposals from the House and Senate advanced in their respective chambers, while MHA-supported legislation saw action during the week of April 20. House Bill 5619, sponsored by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-Brighton), passed the …
Keystone Board Advances Safety Priorities, Plans Upcoming Work
The MHA Keystone Center Board of Directors met April 8 to discuss safety and quality priorities, review governance actions and plan for the upcoming program year. Brook Watts, MD, chief quality officer, Michigan Medicine, shared …
LARA Background Check Requirements to Impact Hospice Licensing
The MHA has been working with the Michigan HomeCare & Hospice Association to raise awareness of upcoming enforcement by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) related to background check and fingerprinting requirements. …
MHA Annual Membership Meeting Explores Perception and Affordability
The MHA membership will convene in person for the MHA Annual Membership Meeting June 24-26 at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. The annual meeting will feature an outstanding lineup of experts discussing key topics, …
Continuum of Care Consortium Seeks Member Participation
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Bureau of Survey and Certification is organizing a Continuum of Care Consortium. This group is designed to bring together hospital and long-term care providers …
MHA Keystone Center Pilot Reduces Caregiver Strain
The MHA Keystone Center, in partnership with the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, released findings from a two-year pilot implementing the Michigan Caregiver Navigation Toolkit in acute care settings. Results show reductions in caregiver strain and …
Hospitals Help Prioritize Patient and Family-Centered Care
Hospitals are improving the health and well-being of communities through a care model that fosters collaboration between clinicians, patients and their support systems. Person- and Family-Centered Care — often referred to as Patient and …
Keckley Report
For Hospitals, the Future’s not a Repeat of the Past
“Per AHA President and CEO: “The timing of our presence and voice in Washington is especially important this year. Health care affordability remains in the spotlight. Congress is discussing the prospects of one or two more reconciliation packages this year, even as we are asking them to examine the overreach and mitigate certain health care provisions from last year’s package. And we are 199 days from the midterm elections…” (AHA Today April 17, 2026)
The reality is this: hospitals have lost much of the good will they earned during the pandemic. Pushback by AHA against hospital price transparency, site neutral payments, 340B changes et al. have been successful. But heightened visibility about executive compensation, profitability, tax exemptions, private equity ownership concerns and for-profit venture-development has eroded Congressional favor, exacerbated nurse and physician burnout and lessened community support. AHA is aware. …
I do not think the future of the U.S. health system will be a repeat of its past. That’s good news and bad news for hospitals.”
MHA in the News
Adam Carlson, senior vice president, advocacy, MHA, joined JJ Hodshire, president and chief executive officer, Hillsdale Hospital, for a press conference April 17 to discuss how proposed cuts to Medicaid will further destabilize hospitals …