Blog categorized as Health Care

‘Stop The Bleed’ Bills Also Limit Lifesaver Liability 

05/28/24 03:20 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
‘Stop The Bleed’ Bills Also Limit Lifesaver Liability 
Bystanders who attempt to help stop another Michiganders’ bleeding wounds would no longer be held liable, under a three-bill package introduced in the House last week.

Whitmer's $5K Caregiver Tax Credit Idea Comes Back 

05/23/24 01:39 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Whitmer's $5K Caregiver Tax Credit Idea Comes Back 
Remember Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $5,000 caregiver tax credit idea she brought up in her State of the State address and during her budget presentation?

He Returns From Active Duty, Tears Down Half Of His House For Something To Do 

05/23/24 01:37 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
He Returns From Active Duty, Tears Down Half Of His House For Something To Do 
An Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention would be established within the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to help veterans navigate behavioral health challenges like Rep. William Bruck (R-Erie) described in testimony under HB 5276.

  Religious Beliefs Hindered By Death Certificate Backlog 

05/17/24 02:11 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
  Religious Beliefs Hindered By Death Certificate Backlog 
Doctors would be required to upload death certificates electronically, under legislation taken up in a House committee Thursday, something funeral director Sarah Jensen Vatter said would address issues that arise from forcing religious families to wait on burial plans.

DHHS Puts $1.3M In Opioid Settlement For Heroin Babies 

05/13/24 02:03 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
DHHS Puts $1.3M In Opioid Settlement For Heroin Babies 
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is putting $1.3 million from the opioid settlement toward keeping babies exposed to addictive drugs with mothers in the same room after birth.