The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued guidance July 31 on a proposal to shift a portion of the 340B drug pricing program away from an upfront discount model to a rebate model. HRSA …
MDHHS to Discuss 2026 Draft Rates for MichiCANS and LOCUS Assessments
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) invites qualified mental health providers to attend a MichiCANS Screener and Level of Care Utilization System (LOCUS) All Provider Draft Rate meeting scheduled from 1 – 2 p.m. …
CMS Releases CY 26 PFS Proposed Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a proposed rule to update the physician fee schedule (PFS) for calendar year (CY) 2026. Highlights of the proposal include: Implementing the one-time 2.5% statutory …
MHA CEO Report — Hospitals Are Focused on Saving Both Lives and Costs
Hospitals exist to save lives and improve health. Every day, across every ZIP code in Michigan, our community hospitals are the place where babies are born, cancer is fought, lives are saved and families turn in their most vulnerable moments for hope, help and healing. …
Keckley Report
Medicare Report Card on its 60th Birthday: Incomplete
“Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of Medicare. On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Social Security Act (HR 6675) at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, MO issuing the first Medicare card to “Give ‘em hell Harry” who had proposed universal coverage in 1945 against fierce opposition from the American Medical Association who labelled it socialized medicine.
The program began in January 1966 enrolling 19 million in its Part A (hospital) and Part B (ambulatory, physicians) programs. The country was divided over the contentious war in Vietnam and civil rights at home. In the six decades since, the Medicare program has expanded to become the industry’s most important program and society’s most valued safety net. …
So, on Medicare’s 60th birthday, its legacy is a mixed bag: it has provided needed health services to three generations of seniors, but its costs and failure to hardwire an appropriate balance between preventive, chronic and acute and long-term care services remain work not completed.”
News to Know
- Registration is open for the 2025 MHA Communications Retreat from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at the Henry Center for Executive Development in Lansing.
- The AHA is accepting applications through Sept. 9 for the Quest for Quality Prize, an annual award that honors hospitals and health systems committed to leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health.
MHA in the News
The MHA received media coverage during the week of July 28 that continued to focus on the impact the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will have on Medicaid. WZZM 13 published a story July …