Governor Signs Broadband Funding Bill
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a $4.7 billion supplemental appropriations bill into law March 30. Senate Bill 565, introduced by Sen. Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo), will provide supplemental appropriations to implement a statewide broadband program. …
New Website to Help Providers Boost Childhood Vaccination
Healthcare providers have unique opportunities to increase the number of children who are up to date with childhood vaccinations to keep them safe from a multitude of diseases. Motivated by that fact, the I Vaccinate initiative has launched a new provider toolkit website to …
Cybersecurity Cannot Be Overlooked
During a time of major workforce shortages and operational challenges, staff who have the expertise to oversee cybersecurity are mostly reacting to threats instead of proactively managing risks from employees, technology, processes and third-party vendors. …
Strengthening Nursing Workforce Using Virtual Tools
Nursing leaders are continuously thinking about the nursing workforce. Once a nursing student lands on the unit floor, nurse educators must mentor them to handle such patient care challenges as why a patient might be frustrated or barriers he or she will encounter as they are caring for patients. …
MHA CEO Report — Change to Our Behavioral Health System Can’t Wait
MHA CEO Report — Change to Our Behavioral Health System Can’t WaitMHA CEO Brian Peters focuses on Michigan’s behavioral health system and shares MHA-recommended solutions.
The Keckley Report
The Keckley ReportPresident Biden’s FY2022 Budget: The Numbers Don’t Add Up
“Amidst media attention to Russia’s month-long invasion of the Ukraine, the emergence of the new BA-2 Omicron variant and inflation which has sent consumer sentiment to an 11-year low, attention shifts to the 74-page White House Fiscal Year 2022 Budget …
“What’s also notable about this budget is the importance of healthcare in the federal budget: federal funding for Medicare and Medicaid are forecast to grow faster than overall Federal receipts.”
Paul Keckley, March 28, 2022
MHA in the News
The MHA received media coverage since March 25 on hospital and nursing workforce challenges and legislation that assists independent hospitals.