Bills concerning speech-language pathologists’ licenses and health facility visitation policies heard in House Health Policy Committee
Soraya Marashi | Sep 28, 2022 | Michigan
Whitmer celebrates highest percentage of insured Americans in history
Office of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer | Sep 16, 2022 | Michigan
MDHHS seeks proposals to expand Intensive Crisis Stabilization Services for children
Soraya Marashi | Sep 16, 2022 | Michigan
MDHHS says Michigan opioid overdoses involving cocaine are on the rise
Soraya Marashi | Sep 8, 2022 | Michigan
A new data brief published by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) shows a rising trend of opioid overdoses involving cocaine laced with fentanyl. The rate of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responses to opioid overdose with cocaine involvement was nearly one-third greater in 2021 compared
Bivalent Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines available for booster shots in Michigan starting this week
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Sep 8, 2022 | Michigan
To better help fight the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for booster doses. This was followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation for use of the Pfizer
5 Things Michigan: MDHHS activity, Q&A w/ MLPP's Alex Rossman, U of M nurses protest working conditions
Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 8, 2022 | Michigan
This month's newsletter includes a rundown of recent notable activity at MDHHS, a conversation with Alex Rossman, External Affairs Director at the Michigan League for Public Policy, and information about the nurse strike at the University of Michigan. Thanks for reading! Eli Kirshbaum State of Reform 1. MDHHS works
What They're Watching: Melanie Brim, Michigan Health Council
Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 6, 2022 | Michigan
In addition to her organization's work to expand clinical training capacity for health professionals in Michigan, Melanie Brim, President & CEO of the Michigan Health Council (MHC), says MHC's implementation of implicit bias training earlier this year is a key solution for improving health equity. MHC's implicit bias training program
Q&A: MLPP’s Alex Rossman talks health insurance affordability and the Inflation Reduction Act
Soraya Marashi | Sep 1, 2022 | Michigan
Alex Rossman is the External Affairs Director at the Michigan League For Public Policy (MLPP). In this Q&A, he discusses how the Inflation Reduction Act will impact the health insurance marketplace and Michiganders. State of Reform: How will Whitmer’s recent directive to health insurance companies to lower costs,
Rep. Filler introduces bill to make preadmission screening process for inpatient psychiatric care more efficient
Soraya Marashi | Aug 31, 2022 | Michigan
On Aug. 17th, Rep. Graham Filler (R-St. Johns) introduced a bill to streamline the screening process for potential admission to inpatient psychiatric care for behavioral and mental health patients. House Bill 6355 would require preadmission screening units operated by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services or