State Senate Advances Healthcare Legislation
State Senate Advances Healthcare LegislationSeveral bills impacting healthcare and hospitals were advanced through committees in the state Senate during the week of Oct. 14. Senate Housing and Human Services voted out a package of legislation referred to as the …
MHA Continues to Monitor Baxter IV Solutions Shortage
The MHA continues to support Michigan hospitals in response to the Baxter IV solutions shortage that began the week of Sept. 29. Baxter International Inc. temporarily closed its North Cove manufacturing plant in Marion, N.C., …
LARA to Evaluate Non-Long Term Care Provider Licensures
The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) is required by MCL 333.20155 to make at least one visit to each licensed Non-Long Term Care provider every three years to evaluate licensure. LARA may waive …
MHA Webinar Explores Leadership Strategic Planning for AI
MHA Webinar Explores Leadership Strategic Planning for AIThe MHA will host the webinar How Boards and Leaders Can Deploy AI Responsibly and Ethically, scheduled 4:30 – 6 p.m. ET, Dec. 3. The webinar will cover a framework to govern the approach, policies …
CMS Finalizes Medicare Appeals Process for Beneficiary Status Change
CMS Finalizes Medicare Appeals Process for Beneficiary Status ChangeThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services recently released a final rule, effective Oct. 11, 2024, implementing a federal district court order that …
Rural Health Research Gateway Releases Report on the First Year of REHs
The Rural Health Research Gateway recently published a report on Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) highlighting data from the first year of the designation. Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Rural Emergency Hospital provider type …
MHA Race of the Week – Michigan Supreme Court
MHA Race of the Week – Michigan Supreme CourtThe MHA’s Race of the Week series highlights the most pivotal statewide races for the 2024 General Election. The series will provide hospitals and healthcare advocates with the resources they …
Three Key Takeaways from the MHA Webinar Featuring Health Equity Regulatory Requirements
Three Key Takeaways from the MHA Webinar Featuring Health Equity Regulatory RequirementsEarlier this month, the MHA, in partnership with the MHA Keystone Center, hosted a member webinar highlighting the current and future state of health equity priorities and requirements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and The Joint Commission that impact …
Keckley Report
Do Healthcare Prices Matter?“With the election 22 days away and inflation the key issue for voters, the latest Consumer Price Index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is especially important. Released last Tuesday, it shows: …
Healthcare prices account for 10.2% of the CPI but attention to these is decidedly less than food, energy, housing and other categories. For consumers, that neglect is harmful’ for industry insiders, it’s a pressure point that’s been avoided. Price estimators, posted chargemasters, open-panel benefits design, website queries and other tactics work OK for now. So…
Do Healthcare Prices Matter? Not much today. But they’re mission critical in healthcare tomorrow.”
News to Know
News to KnowThe United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury issued Sept. 9 a set of final rules on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
MHA in the News
The MHA continued to engage with media requests on the Baxter IV solutions shortage during the week of Oct. 14. NBC25/Fox66 in Flint aired a story Oct. 16 on the shortage, which includes an interview …