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It's Time to Eliminate Bureaucratic Barriers to Health Care …

WebOn the other side is improving patient access to various primary care and behavioral health providers. As an early response to addressing the COVID-19 …

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Scope of Practice – A Policy Guide to Healthcare – …

Web100%. 125%. 150%. Overview of Michigan scope-of-practice laws. Scope-of-practice restrictions prohibit health care providers from practicing to the full extent of …

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Healthcare Initiative – Mackinac Center

WebMichigan health department offices ban the term “field work”. The Healthcare Policy Initiative seeks to expand access, increase quality, and reduce the …

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Dr. David H. Janda, M.D.

WebDavid H. Janda, M.D. is currently an orthopedic surgeon based in Ann Arbor, Michigan and a member of a nine-member orthopedic surgery group. In addition, Janda …

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Vision Of An Ideal Health Care System

WebBefore we recommend solutions to America's health care problems, we need a clear idea of where we want to go. That is, we need a vision of an ideal medical …

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5. Creating Freedom of Choice in Health Insurance

WebProblem: Mandated health insurance benefits imposed by state governments as well as other state regulations are increasing the price of health insurance and pricing …

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Telemedicine – A Policy Guide to Healthcare – Mackinac …

WebTelemedicine is the use of communication technologies, like phones, tablets, or computers, to connect a patient with a health care professional in a different location. …

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MDHHS FOIA Documents – Mackinac Center

WebMDHHS FOIA Documents. On June 16, 2021, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Michigan Department of …

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The Retiree Health Care Problem in Michigan – Mackinac …

WebHundreds of local governments in Michigan — counties, cities, townships and villages — offer health care benefits to retired employees, called other post-employment benefits, …

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Privatizing Public Hospitals – For the Health of It: A New …

WebA revolution is occurring in the way that health care providers meet the needs of the indigent and uninsured. As greater and more cost-effective health care …

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Health Professional Licensing – A Policy Guide to Healthcare – …

WebMarch 15, 2022 Font size: 75%. 100%. 125%. 150%. Overview of Michigan health professional licensing laws. Occupational licensing most often happens at the state level. …

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Michigan’s Quiet Success in Containing Retiree Health Care Costs

WebThe retiree health insurance is a smaller, $627 billion gap, but fewer dollars have been set aside to pay these future benefits. The size of this gap is even more …

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‘That is what makes health care so different from every other …

WebWhen will health care costs stop going up? Perhaps when people start putting normal market mechanisms on the services, says Brian Blase, president of the Paragon …

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Health scare stories rarely add up – Mackinac Center

WebReading these pieces carefully, though, reveals that the stories told by health officials often don't quite add up. A recent article in The Detroit News is a case in point. …

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Strict Liability and Public Welfare Offenses

WebIntent crimes are often categorized as either general or specific. General intent crimes require the state to prove that the defendant “purposefully or voluntarily …

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Research Finds Prison Education Programs Reduce Recidivism

WebThey found in their review of published research that prison workforce and education programs reduce the likelihood of recidivism by 14.8%. The findings also show …

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Michigan Severely Undercounted COVID-19 Deaths in Long-Term …

Web150%. By Holly Wetzel. MIDLAND, Mich. — Michigan’s COVID-19 deaths in long-term care facilities is 42% higher than what the state previously reported, according …

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Don’t redirect pension funds – Mackinac Center

Web125%. 150%. By James M. Hohman. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to take $670 million out of the state’s pension debt payments and spend it elsewhere. Michigan …

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Beyond Deinstitutionalization: Mental Health Reform in Michigan

WebState financial support to local programs has increased from $165.8 million in 1980 to $1 billion in 1993. This dramatic increase in state support for community mental …

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Michigan Legislators Don’t Receive Pensions – Mackinac Center

WebBut state policymakers and their staff do not receive pensions or health care once out of office. Legislators receive a defined contribution, 401 (k)-type plan. Like all …

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