MHA Member Testifies on Healthcare Legislation, Staffing Agency Bill Introduced
MHA Member Testifies on Healthcare Legislation, Staffing Agency Bill IntroducedHills and Dales Hospital President and CEO Andrew Daniels testified April 25 in the House Health Policy Committee on legislation removing timelines on disposal of sharps containers. Senate Bill 482, which was initiated by …
MDHHS Announces $10 Million Maternal Health Reimbursement Opportunity
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced April 22 its intention to reimburse Michigan birthing hospitals for committing to participate in The Joint Commission Maternal Levels of Care Verification Program and …
CMS Seeks Comments on Proposed Transforming Episode Accountability Model
CMS Seeks Comments on Proposed Transforming Episode Accountability ModelThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included a proposal to create a new mandatory alternative payment model, the Transforming Episode Accountability Model, in the fiscal year 2025 hospital inpatient prospective payment system …
LEO Launches Second Round of Going Pro Talent Fund Grants
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunities (LEO) recently opened the second round of Going Pro Talent Fund grants, which will distribute a portion of the $11 million remaining from the first round of …
Final Reminder: Register Now for the 2024 Communications Retreat
Final Reminder: Register Now for the 2024 Communications RetreatIt is not too late to register for the 2024 MHA Communications Retreat, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 7 at the Henry Center for Executive Development in Lansing. Members are encouraged to …
Requests for Information Required for SLCGP Grant
The Michigan Cybersecurity Planning Committee is requesting additional information from applicants who previously expressed an interest in participating in the Fiscal Year 2022 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Funds (SLCGP). This program aims to …
CMS Releases FY 2025 LTCH PPS Proposed Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a proposed rule to update the Medicare fee-for-service long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year 2025. Specifically, the rule proposes: …
The Keckley Report
Hospitals declare War on Corporate Insurance: Handicapping the Players
“At the Annual Meeting of the American Hospital Association in DC last week, its all-out attack on “corporate insurance” was a prominent theme. In the meeting recap, AHA CEO Rick Pollack made the influential organization’s case:
“This year, there was special focus on educating policymakers that our health care system is suffering from multiple chronic conditions. These include continued government underpayment, cyberattacks, workforce shortages, broken supply chains, access to behavioral health, and irresponsible behavior by corporate commercial health insurance companies, among others — that put access to services in serious jeopardy.” …
This war has been simmering. It’s now a blaze. The outcome is uncertain despite the considerable resources both will spend to win.”
News to Know
MHA Endorsed Business Partner Medical Solutions is hosting a free webinar Empowering Rural Care: Dynamic Staffing Solutions and Retention Methods from noon – 1 p.m. ET May 8 with special guest, Patti Artley, chief nursing officer at Medical Solutions.