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Behavioral Health Screening Legislation Advances

Kennedy Walters June 12, 2026 No Comments

The House Health Policy Committee advanced legislation addressing preadmission screening assessments for behavioral health patients, as other healthcare bills advanced in the legislature during the week of June 8. The...

House Judiciary Hears Testimony on Violence Against Healthcare Workers Legislation

Kennedy Walters June 4, 2026 No Comments

Legislation addressing violence against healthcare workers heard testimony in the House Judiciary Committee during the week of June 1, while other MHA-backed bills saw action in the legislature. House Bills...

MDHHS Expands Medicaid Coverage for Pharmacist-Provided Services

Kennedy Walters June 4, 2026 No Comments

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recently issued Medicaid Policy Bulletin MMP 26-20, expanding coverage for pharmacist-provided services effective July 1, 2026, pending approval of a state...

MDHHS Finalizes Specialty Behavioral Health Services Location Policy

Kennedy Walters June 4, 2026 No Comments

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recently finalized Medicaid Policy Bulletin MMP 26-17, effective July 1, 2026, which clarifies reimbursement requirements for specialty behavioral health services provided...

Coverage is Care at Trinity Health Michigan

Lucy Ciaramitaro May 20, 2026 No Comments

Chiquita Berg, MD, MBA, FACOG, vice president, Community Health & Well-Being, Trinity Health Michigan. Significant changes to Medicaid are expected to take effect in 2027, bringing new requirements and...

Protect MI Care Coalition Toolkit Available to Hospitals

Kennedy Walters May 6, 2026 No Comments

The Protect MI Care coalition recently shared a toolkit of resources to help coalition partners make their voices heard in support of maintaining state funding for the Michigan Medicaid program....

Senate Approves Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget, Organ Donor Tax Credit Legislation Advances

Katelin Wiersma May 1, 2026 No Comments

Several healthcare-related measures, including the full Senate budget and legislation on tax credits for organ donation, saw action during the week of April 27. The Senate advanced its full budget proposal under Senate...

MHA Monday Report March 23, 2026

Kennedy Walters March 23, 2026 No Comments

Mandatory Overtime, Assisted Outpatient Treatment Legislation Advances Several key healthcare bills, including mandatory nurse overtime, assisted outpatient treatment, Certificate of Need and site-neutral payment policies, saw action in the legislature...

MHA Shares Latest Medicare and Medicaid Enrollment Analysis

Kennedy Walters March 20, 2026 No Comments

The MHA recently updated its analysis of Medicaid and Medicare enrollment based on February 2026 data. The analysis includes program enrollment as a percentage of each county’s total population and...

Hospitals Help: Bronson Healthcare Guides Patients Through Billing, Benefits and Financial Support

Lucy Ciaramitaro March 11, 2026 No Comments

Navigating healthcare billing and out-of-pocket costs can be overwhelming. In order to let patients focus on healing, many hospitals are expanding the role of financial counselors, social workers and patient...

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