Wellpath Supplemental Testimony Highlights Week of Advocacy Efforts
The MHA provided testimony April 30 to the House Appropriations Committee about healthcare services provided to prisoners by Michigan hospitals that have not been reimbursed by Wellpath, a third-party …
MHA Annual Membership Meeting Brings Opportunities for Learning and Connection
MHA Annual Membership Meeting Brings Opportunities for Learning and ConnectionThe MHA membership will convene in person for the MHA Annual Membership Meeting June 25 –27 at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. The annual membership meeting is an opportunity to learn, network and celebrate …
Healthcare Leaders Convene for the Return of the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium
More than 100 healthcare professionals gathered April 28 and 29 in East Lansing for the return of the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium. Attendees included individuals across the continuum of care including quality, …
Corewell Health Suicide Care & Prevention Team Receives MHA Advancing Safe Care Award
Corewell Health Suicide Care & Prevention Team Receives MHA Advancing Safe Care AwardThe MHA announced the winner of its 2025 Advancing Safe Care Award April 28, honoring Corewell Health’s suicide care and prevention team. The award was announced during the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium. …
Members Engage in PFE Webinar During Patient Experience Week
Members Engage in PFE Webinar During Patient Experience WeekMore than 50 patient experience, nurses and quality professionals participated in the MHA Person & Family Engagement (PFE) Improvement Sprint webinar Hospital Staffing and Structures Needed to Support and Coordinate PFE Activities during Patient Experience …
MI AIM Opens Applications for $25,000 Grant for Participating Birthing Hospitals
The Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI AIM) recently announced its partnership with United Healthcare to offer $25,000 to three birthing hospitals in Michigan to purchase equipment to support staff education. All Michigan …
The Five Things I Love Most About Nurses
The Five Things I Love Most About NursesIn a few short days, I will celebrate one year as the inaugural chief nursing officer for the MHA. This position has given me the privilege of bringing together nurse leaders from across the state and country, …
Keckley Report
The 7 Issues Hospital Trustees worry About Most
“This Sunday, the American Hospital Association will convene for its Annual Meeting in DC featuring 50 speakers covering a wide range of topics. It comes at a precarious time for hospitals as Congress begins its budget reconciliation bill process that is expected to include a number of cuts to healthcare spending negatively impacting hospital finances directly. This week also marks the Trump Administration’s 100-day milestone which has seen its popularity decline and economic uncertainty mount. …
Transformational change in the U.S. health system is not contemplated by trustees because near-term survival requires their full attention. That’s a view reinforced by the hospital CEO and consistent with their admittedly limited understanding of the entire system. …
AHA and its Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare have successfully defended hospitals against unwelcome regulations and disruptive competitors. It has successfully reinforced antipathy toward health insurers and deflected criticism of its prices to forces outside its control i.e. labor costs, drug and supply chain costs, unnecessary regulation, under-payments by Medicare and Medicaid and more.”
News to Know
News to KnowThe MHA is issuing a request for proposal for a $2.5 million competitive grant program for Michigan healthcare entities to expand access to hospital-based peer recovery coach services.
MHA in the News
The MHA was successful in placing several news stories during the week of April 28 related to potential federal Medicaid funding cuts. The Lansing State Journal published an op-ed from MHA CEO Brian Peters that …