Healthcare Economic Impact Included in 2024 MBN Economic Forecast Breakfast
The Michigan Business Network (MBN) hosted the 2024 Economic Forecast Breakfast Jan.11, which featured the inaugural release of the latest Michigan Future Business Index survey data, 2023 reviews and a look ahead on regional economic, …
Hospitals Urged to Apply for GME Full-Time Equivalent Slots
Hospitals are urged to apply for additional graduate medical education (GME) full-time equivalent resident cap slots for fiscal year 2025 by March 31. Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, made available …
MHA Releases Assisted Outpatient Treatment Utilization Infographic
In partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the MHA conducted a survey during Spring 2023 to gather insights on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) utilization within hospitals and health systems. AOT offers …
Updates on Medicare Advantage Enrollment & Proposed Rule
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. Statewide, …
The Keckley Report
One System; Two Divergent Views
“Healthcare is big business. That’s why JP Morgan Chase is hosting its 42nd Healthcare Conference in San Francisco starting today– the same week Congress reconvenes in DC with the business of healthcare on its agenda as well. The predispositions of the two toward the health industry could not be more different. …
The big question facing JPM attendees this week and in Congress over the next few months is the same: is the U.S. healthcare system status quo sustainable given the needs in other areas at home and abroad? Investors and organizations at JPM think the answer is no and are making bets with their money on “better, faster, cheaper” at home and abroad. Congress agrees, but the political risks associated with transformative changes at home are too many and too complex for their majority. …”
News to Know
MHA offices will be closed, and no formal meetings will be scheduled Jan. 15, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
MHA in the News
The MHA received media coverage since Jan. 4 related to hospital cybersecurity, proposed legislation mandating hospital nurse staffing ratios and maternal health. Below is a collection of headlines from around the state, which include interviews …