Registration Open for Webinar on Virtual Care Models
Registration is open for the MHA webinar, Virtual Care Models that Improve Engagement and Support Staff, scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. May 2. Attendees will learn from experts and peers about how hospitals and …
Healthcare Leadership Award Nominations Due March 29
Nominations are being accepted for the annual MHA Healthcare Leadership Award, which honors those who have demonstrated outstanding healthcare leadership within individual facilities and in their communities. The deadline to nominate an exceptional healthcare trustee, …
Updates on Medicare Advantage Enrollment in Michigan
The MHA recently updated its analysis of Medicare enrollment data to reflect Medicare enrollment as a percentage of each county’s total population and the split for Medicare between traditional fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage. …
The Keckley Report
It’s time to Repair the Affordable Care Act
This Saturday marks the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act passage. It is arguably the most consequential healthcare legislation since passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Act in 1965. …
So, at best, the ACA moved needles in each of the three but its effectiveness is a mixed bag. Nonetheless, it has survived 7 Supreme Court challenges and more than 70 Repeal votes in Congress and is now a permanent fixture in healthcare’s regulatory framework. Hanging chads aside, it is here to stay.
The need for ACA 2.0 is apparent and urgent. The motivation to initiate the process is uncertain: tribalism in U.S. healthcare, where near-term advantage takes precedent over long-term solutions by many organizations, is the rule, not the exception.
What’s needed is a coalition committed first and foremost to the long-term future of the health system: it doesn’t exist today.”
News to Know
News to KnowThe American Hospital Association (AHA) is accepting applications for the AHA’s 2025 Foster G. McGaw Prize.
MHA in the News
MHA in the NewsThe MHA received media coverage since March 15 on efforts to reform the state’s auto no-fault insurance system as well as the future for healthcare teams. The Detroit News published an article March 17 describing …