Legislation that would prohibit the collection of facility fees from hospital outpatient departments was blocked from receiving a vote in the Michigan House of Representatives Aug. 26 following significant …

Advocacy day will pair policy insight with direct meetings between hospital leaders and district lawmakers. Michigan’s small and rural hospital leaders will have an opportunity to take their local healthcare …

MHA-member hospital staff and community partners are invited to join a webinar scheduled for 11 a.m. Sept. 29 that will feature guest speakers from Access Health. The webinar will explore Community Information …

Rural healthcare leaders gathered Aug. 25 in Pigeon, MI for a Business Continuity and Resilience Tabletop exercise focused on strengthening cybersecurity preparedness and organizational resilience. The MHA …

The MHA is sponsoring the Rural Michigan Palliative Care Summit Sept. 24 at Kirtland Community College in Grayling. Hosted by the Michigan Center for Rural Health, the event will bring together healthcare …

Healthcare Spending will Prompt Voter Activism

“Last week, during the U.S. Senate and House recess and back-to-school rush, media attention to healthcare was negligible. Healthcare trade media noted impressive earnings for Moderna and Bon Secours and the WSJ Journal announced a Medicare Advantage partnership between Costco and SCAN.  No major Executive Orders from the White House or CMS rule changes. No major clinical breakthroughs, vaccine policy changes or lawsuits. But a couple of new reports frame the existential risk facing the industry: spending. …

Healthcare spending—contributing factors and mitigation– is a topic every organization in healthcare must address candidly and holistically. There should be no delusion that interest will subside anytime soon. Just as consumers are rewarding organizations in financial services, retail, higher education and organized religion that offer “newer, better” alternatives, the healthcare landscape will be re-defined by those that do more than opine about affordability and conduct business as usual.”

Paul Keckley, Aug. 23, 2026

• MHA offices will be closed and no formal meetings will be scheduled Sept. 7 in observance of Labor Day.
• MHA Monday Report will not be published Sept. 7 and will resume Sept. 14.
• The MHA Keystone Center recently launched hospital engagement calls to connect directly with member hospitals about quality improvement priorities, patient safety initiatives, challenges and successes.
• Registration is open until Oct. 2 for the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium, scheduled for Oct. 14 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Lansing.
• Sponsorship opportunities for the 2026 MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium are available through Sept. 9.
• The American Hospital Association (AHA) is accepting applications for the 2027 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award, recognizing hospital-community partnerships that improve community health.

The MHA was featured in several stories during the week of Aug. 24, highlighting the financial pressures facing Michigan hospitals and opposition to legislation that would restrict resources for hospitals  …