Senate committee discusses bill to define who can give medical nutrition therapy
Patrick Jones | May 13, 2022 | Michigan
MDHHS expands Behavioral Health Homes to Southeast Michigan PIHP regions
Patrick Jones | May 12, 2022 | Michigan
What They’re Watching: Rich Saunders, Office of Gov. Spencer Cox
Patrick Jones | May 11, 2022 | Utah
MHA discusses the significance of Medicaid’s 12-month extension for postpartum women in Michigan
Patrick Jones | May 10, 2022 | Michigan
CMS approved an extension of Michigan’s Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months postpartum last month. It originally covered postpartum mothers up to 60 days after birth. Laura Appel, Executive Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy at the Michigan Health and Hospital Association (MHA), told State of Reform
Keynote: The future of Utah health care
Patrick Jones | May 9, 2022 | Utah
The social determinants of health, technological innovation, financial model innovation, and lowering overall health care costs are central to hospital and health plan leaders for the future of Utah health care. The Afternoon Keynote at our 2022 Utah State of Reform Health Policy Conference included Greg Bell, President
Fetal Center gift furthers Intermountain’s mission to build a model health system for children
Patrick Jones | May 6, 2022 | Utah
The Utah Fetal Center and Intermountain’s Primary Children’s Hospital received a $15 million grant last week to strengthen the center’s fetal care and surgeries for expecting mothers. The grant also renames the center to the Grant Scott Bonham Fetal Center after the unborn son of the granters, Brad and Megan
Medicaid experts say Utah is hard at work preparing for redeterminations and integrating care under DHHS
Patrick Jones | May 5, 2022 | Utah
With the recent transition to a new Medicaid director and new combined Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) set to operationalize this July, Utah’s Medicaid program will be focusing on integrating behavioral and physical health care within Medicaid accountable care organizations (ACOs). However, they first have to worry about
Q&A: Matt Hansen discusses impact pandemic had on homecare and hospice
Patrick Jones | May 4, 2022 | Utah
Matt Hansen is the Executive Director of the Homecare and Hospice Association of Utah (HHAU). Previously, he worked as an independent strategic consultant with a health care industry focus. Hansen recently spoke on the implications of moving care into the home at our 2022 Utah State of Reform Health Policy
Experts discuss pandemic effects on patients, hospitals, and care centers in Michigan
Patrick Jones | May 3, 2022 | Michigan
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan emergency department (ED) and primary care utilization significantly dropped, according to representatives of these facilities. This led to a decrease in care centers’ operating margins and worse health outcomes for patients all around the state. At our 2022 Michigan State of Reform Health Policy Conference,