Blog tagged as Health Care

Rolling Back Prescription Costs Could Be Brinks' Signature Policy Priority 

06/02/23 01:24 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Rolling Back Prescription Costs Could Be Brinks' Signature Policy Priority 
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 06/01/2023) (MACKINAC ISLAND) – When asked what could be the signature policy issue she takes on in her high-ranking leadership post, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) pointed to reducing prescription drug costs.

Homeless Youth Could Receive Health Care Under Bill

05/17/23 11:18 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Homeless Youth Could Receive Health Care Under Bill
Homeless youth would be able to access health care without parental consent under a bill sponsored by Rep. Amos O’Neal (D-Saginaw) that is part of a bill package sponsored by Rep. Lori Stone (D-Warren) and Rep. John Roth (R-Interlochen).

At Least 26 Michigan National Guard People Are Dying Every Day

05/17/23 11:08 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
At Least 26 Michigan National Guard People Are Dying Every Day
The House Veterans and Homeland Committee took testimony Tuesday pertaining to a mental health crisis killing veterans.

Irwin Wants Nurse Practitioners To Operate Without Supervising Physician Contract 

04/25/23 11:47 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Irwin Wants Nurse Practitioners To Operate Without Supervising Physician Contract 
Nurse practitioners (NP) in Michigan would be permitted to evaluate patients and to administer various treatments without having a contract with a supervising physician, which is currently mandated in the state, under legislation introduced in the Senate.

Pharmacists Could Order, Administer Vaccines Indefinitely Under Bill

04/17/23 12:50 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Pharmacists Could Order, Administer Vaccines Indefinitely Under Bill
Licensed pharmacists in Michigan would be permitted to continue ordering and administering vaccines to individuals 2.5-years-old and over without a physician's oversight, under legislation