State Legislative Weekly Recap: Executive Budget Recommendations, Nurse Mandatory Overtime Testimony
The House and Senate Appropriations committees held a joint hearing for Gov. Whitmer’s executive budget recommendation for fiscal year 2027, and the Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee heard testimony on nurse mandatory overtime legislation during the …
MHA Service Corporation Welcomes New Board Member and Explores Innovations
The MHA Service Corporation (MHASC) board met Feb. 4 to advance and promote current and future business services of the MHASC and its Endorsed Business Partner program. The board also welcomed incoming board member
Hospitals Help: Trinity Health Initiative Expands Access to Lifesaving Narcan Vending Machines
In response to the opioid epidemic, four Trinity Health hospitals — Livonia, Oakland, Livingston and Ann Arbor — launched a regional initiative to expand access to Narcan (naloxone), a lifesaving medication that reverses opioid overdoses. …
Stay Engaged with MHA Education and Events
Having knowledgeable and well-skilled teams is vital to deliver exceptional care and the MHA offers a robust lineup of meetings, webinars and collaborative opportunities to support hospital leaders and clinicians throughout the year. From major …
The Keckley Report
States should Play a Bigger Role in Healthcare Transformation
“2026 will be a transition year for the U.S. economy: the impact of the Fed’s monetary policies and Trump tariffs will be widely debated as state and Congressional primary campaigns begin next month. If affordability is the top concern to voters as pollsters predict, every candidate will be forced to express their views on solutions. While political rhetoric lends to opaque solutions and evasive answers to direct questions, voters are tired of BS. They associate it with both major parties and their luminary incumbents, and want straight talk. 2026 will be a transition year for the economy because voters will be paying closer attention to the economy and the prices they pay for essentials including healthcare.
And 2026 is a transition year for the healthcare economy: Major changes in regulatory policies impacting healthcare will originate in states either in response to federal directives or fiscal pressures. Federal policies will be directional but state responses and implementation will be more important. …
Voters think the health system is wasteful and self-serving. A Bipartisan majority in Congress share the view. The majority of voters believe it is more closely associated with Big Business than Community Health and Wellbeing. Distinctions between Big Not for Profits and Investor Ownership are blurry and industry opposition to price transparency, site neutral payments and cost-controls are seen as evidence of self-protection. So, if positioned appropriately, greater systemic reform of the health system would be welcomed. Leadership by states is, after all, a core tenet of federalism.”
News to Know
- The deadline to submit a request for proposals to the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity Workforce Development for the State Apprenticeship Expansion 2026 Grant Program is Feb. 18.
- The MHA Keystone Center and MHA Endorsed Business Partner Tarian will host the webinar, The Four Myths of Workplace Violence and the Aggression Cycle You Can’t Afford to Ignore 11 a.m. – noon ET on March 4.
- MHA offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 16 in observance of Presidents’ Day.
