On June 1, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced new rules that will mandate health workers in the state get annual training on implicit bias. Brian Peters, CEO of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association, talks about the new rules and what kind of impact they may have across the state.
It's the only drug that U.S. regulators have said can likely treat the underlying disease, rather than manage symptoms like anxiety and insomnia.
What’s happening in this Western state triggers questions about how future doctors will be trained, how that training will be paid for and whether a rural, sparsely populated state can sustain either a not-for-profit or for-profit medical school, let alone both.
Groups representing corporations' healthcare interests are becoming more vocal in Washington, pushing for policies that would ban certain contracting terms between hospitals and payers.
