MHA Unemployment Compensation Program Receives National Recognition

Courtney Pontack, vice president and Mark Hagerman, information systems & senior claims representative of the MHA Unemployment Compensation Program, recognized for the team’s dedication to fighting unemployment fraud.

The MHA Unemployment Compensation Program (UCP) was recognized by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) March 14 for the MHA UCP’s commitment to utilizing the NASWA’s nationwide, web-based system SIDES for receiving new claims and responding to state unemployment agencies.

This recognition affirms the MHA UCP’s dedicated work to reduce unemployment liability for its clients, decrease unemployment fraud and prevent waste with state unemployment agencies.

The MHA UCP has a large portfolio of healthcare employer clients throughout the country, including many MHA members.

To learn more about the services available through the MHA UCP, contact Courtney Pontack at the MHA.

MHA Monday Report April 24, 2023

MHA Monday Report

Several bills tracked by the MHA saw further action in the Michigan Legislature the week of April 17. Committees in the House and Senate took votes on bills to create a new tax credit for blood donations and to allow …


New MHA Resource Outlines Changing Public Health Emergency Flexibilities

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 public health emergency will expire May 11, 2023. The end of the PHE will eliminate several pandemic flexibilities, while others have been extended by Congress. …


MHA Unemployment Compensation Program Receives National Recognition

The MHA Unemployment Compensation Program (UCP) was recognized by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) April 19 for the MHA UCP’s commitment to utilizing the NASWA’s nationwide, web-based system SIDES for receiving new claims …


FAQs Released for Michigan Physician Order for Scope of Treatment

The Michigan Physician Order for Scope of Treatment is an optional advance care planning form for adult patients with advanced illness or frailty for whom, based on their current medical condition, death would occur …


New State Psychiatric Hospital to Replace Hawthorn Center

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Technology, Management & Budget announced the state will construct a new $325 million psychiatric hospital located at the current site of Hawthorn Center …


Latest AHA Trustee Insights Focuses on Board Competency

A hospital governing board must truly understand factors influencing their community’s healthcare and recruit trustees with the competencies needed to effectively guide annual priorities, objectives and strategies for the hospital. The March edition of Trustee Insights, the …


The Keckley Report

Paul KeckleyHospital CEO Pay: in the Spotlight: Three Critical Facts and Important Implications

“In recent months, compensation for hospital CEOs has received heightened attention among regulators, policymakers, academic researchers and in media …

The burden falls on Boards to bolster messaging to address transparency concerns, misinformation and disinformation on a broad range of issues including CEO pay. It falls on the Board compensation committees to justify adjustments to compensation that address the long-term sustainability of the organization, incorporating measures in addition to financial performance in evaluating the CEO’s performance. And increasingly, the relationship between the CEO’s pay to the short and long-term performance of the organization and to the “average worker’s pay” will be closely scrutinized.“

Paul Keckley, April 17, 2023


Annual Meeting iconNews to Know

  • The MHA membership will convene in person for the MHA Annual Membership Meeting June 28 through 30 at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
  • The Root Cause Coalition is accepting requests for proposals by April 24 to present at the 8th Annual National Summit on the Social Determinants of Health Dec. 3-5 in Kansas City.

MHA in the News

Brian PetersCrain’s Grand Rapids Business published a story April 20 on the annual release of the West Michigan Works! list of “hot jobs,” with nearly half of the 100 high-demand careers being in health-related professions. …

 

MHA Unemployment Compensation Program Receives National Recognition

Courtney Pontack, senior director, claims administration & appeals of the MHA Unemployment Compensation Program, recognized for the team’s dedication to fighting unemployment fraud.

The MHA Unemployment Compensation Program (UCP) was recognized by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) April 19 for the MHA UCP’s commitment to utilizing the NASWA’s nationwide, web-based system SIDES for receiving new claims and responding to state unemployment agencies.

This recognition affirms the MHA UCP’s dedicated work to reduce unemployment liability for its clients, decrease unemployment fraud and prevent waste with state unemployment agencies.

The MHA UCP has a large portfolio of healthcare employer clients throughout the country, including many MHA members.

To learn more about the services available through the MHA UCP, contact Neil MacVicar at the MHA.

MHA Unemployment Compensation Program Receives National Recognition

Neil MacVicar, vice president of the
MHA Unemployment Compensation Program, recognized for the team’s dedication to fighting unemployment fraud.

The MHA Unemployment Compensation Program (UCP) was recognized by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) April 27 for the MHA UCP’s commitment to utilizing the NASWA’s nationwide, web-based system for receiving new claims and responding to state unemployment agencies.

This recognition affirms the MHA UCP’s dedicated work to reduce unemployment liability for its clients, decrease unemployment fraud and prevent waste with state unemployment agencies.

The MHA UCP has a large portfolio of healthcare employer clients throughout the country, including many MHA members. To learn more about the services available through the MHA UCP, contact Neil MacVicar at the MHA.