Gov. Polis provides update on state's COVID-19 response & efforts to scale vaccine clinics for booster doses
The Office of Governor Jared Polis | Dec 10, 2021 | Colorado
Utah DOH and DHS release organizational structure draft for merger
Patrick Jones | Jul 23, 2021 | Utah
Update on health conversations in the budget
Patrick Jones | Jun 17, 2021 | Michigan
Lawmakers recently referred the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) budget bills, SB 79 and HB 4399, to conference committee. Both the House and Senate passed their own versions of the department budget in late May. Now in conference committee, the two chambers will work together
MAHP executive director gives an update on the 15-bill health care package
Patrick Jones | Jun 15, 2021 | Michigan
Two bills from the House’s 15-bill health care package have passed out of the Senate Health Policy and Human Services Committee. The two bills are HB 4356, which allows patients to renew contact lens prescriptions online and HB 4359, which expands the scope of practice for certified registered nurse anesthetists
DOH and DHS present merger update to legislature
Patrick Jones | May 18, 2021 | Utah
The Utah Department of Health (DOH) and the Utah Department of Human Services (DHS) gave an update on the merging of the two departments to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee today in their first meeting since the end of session. Richard Saunders, executive director of DOH