MHA Board of Trustees Holds Final Meeting of Program Year
The MHA Board of Trustees held its final meeting of the 2023-2024 program year on Mackinac Island in conjunction with the MHA Annual Membership Meeting. At the meeting, the board recognized the success of the …
2025 State Budget Supports Key Healthcare Priorities
2025 State Budget Supports Key Healthcare PrioritiesThe Michigan Legislature approved the fiscal year 2025 state budget the week of June 24 which the governor is expected to sign into law next month. The budget proposal fully funds the Michigan Medicaid …
Health & Hospital Association Elects 2024-2025 Officers and Board Members
Members of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) elected new officers and appointed board members during the association’s Annual Membership Meeting June 26. Officers of the 2024-2025 MHA Board of Trustees include Julie Yaroch, …
Healthcare Advocates Honored with MHA Special Recognition Award
The MHA announced two winners of its Special Recognition Award during the Annual Membership Meeting June 27, recognizing them for extensive contributions to healthcare. Each of the winners has uniquely influenced healthcare in Michigan. The …
MHA Meritorious Service Award Recognizes Dr. Hamel
The MHA announced the 2024 winner of its highest achievement award June 27 during the association’s Annual Membership Meeting. Receiving the award for his decades of healthcare leadership is Loren Hamel, MD, president, Corewell Health …
Hospital Executives Recognized for Outstanding Leadership
Hospital Executives Recognized for Outstanding LeadershipThe MHA announced the winners of its 2024 Healthcare Leadership Award June 27 during its Annual Membership Meeting. Each year, the MHA recognizes outstanding individuals who have provided exceptional leadership to healthcare organizations and to …
Ludwig Community Benefit Award Honors Hospital Programs
Ludwig Community Benefit Award Honors Hospital ProgramsThe MHA announced the winners of its 2024 Ludwig Community Benefit Award during the association’s Annual Membership Meeting June 27. The honorees include programs supported by Corewell Health William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak; Insight Surgical …
Ascension St. John Hospital Receives MHA Advancing Safe Care Award
The MHA announced the winner of its 2024 Advancing Safe Care Award June 27, honoring the dedicated team at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit. The award was announced during the association’s Annual Membership Meeting. …
Favorable Federal Court Ruling Allows Hospitals to Continue to Offer Unaltered Public Websites
A United States District Court Judge in Texas issued a ruling June 20 on recent Department of Health and Human Services bulletins that restrict healthcare providers from using standard third-party web technologies that partially …
The Keckley Report
The CBO Health Insurance Status Report: Four Reasons it’s Overly Optimistic
“A close reading of this report suggests its forecast might be overly optimistic. it paints a best-case picture of health insurance coverage that under-estimates the realities of household economics and marketplace trends and over-estimates the value proposition promoted by health insurers to their customers. My conclusion is based on four trends that suggest coverage might slip more than the report suggests …
Thus, no one knows for sure what coverage will be in 2034 as presented in the CBO report. Its analysis appropriately considers medical inflation, population growth and an incremental shift to value-based purchasing in healthcare, but it fails to accommodate highly relevant changes in the capital markets, corporate insurer shareholder interests and voter sentiment.”
News to Know
News to Know- MHA offices will be closed and no formal meetings will be scheduled July 4 and 5 in honor of Independence Day.
- Due to the holiday, Monday Report will not be published July 8 and will resume its normal schedule July 15.
- MHA Endorsed Business Partner ProCredEx will host a free 30-minute webinar for members on July 8 to discuss AI-Assisted Document Transform.
MHA in the News
The MHA received media coverage the week of June 24 that includes coverage on cybersecurity, market consolidation, 340B and the fiscal year 2025 state budget. MLive published an article June 26 looking at the reason healthcare is the top target for cyberattacks. …