ALLIANCE FOR
MICHIGAN
41650 Gardenbrook
Road Suite 175
Novi, MI 48375-1230
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OFFICERS
Co-Chairs
Cindy Estrada
Vice President
International Union, UAW
Sharon Miller
President
ITH Staffing
Bernie Swartout
Dir. Compensation & Benefits
Ford Motor Company
Ron Bieber
President
Michigan State AFL-CIO
Vice-Chairs
Patrick Devlin
Secretary-Treasurer
Michigan Building Trades
Council
Gary Casteel
NOVI, MI December 22nd, 2016: The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM) is concerned about the
increase in Michigan hospitals being penalized for hospital acquired conditions by the Centers of
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). According to a report released by Kaiser Health News on
Secretary-Treasurer
International Union, UAW
December 21st, 2016, the federal government has cut payments to 769 hospitals nationwide, 27 in
Gary B. Kushner
Michigan.
President
Kushner & Company
Sergio Marchionne
CEO
Fiat Chrysler Automotive
The goal of the program is to hold hospitals accountable for hospital acquired infections and to shift
Daryl Newman
hospitals into a thought process of giving higher quality and care performance, rather than higher
Secretary-Treasurer
Michigan State AFL-CIO
volume of services. For the first time, the evaluation also included counting the spread of antibiotic-
Greg Nowak
President
Michigan Teamsters Joint
Council 43
James Glynn
Vice President
Labor Relations
General Motors
Dennis E. Williams
President
International Union, UAW
Secretary
Mike Stone
Michigan Community Action
Program Director
International Union, UAW
Treasurer
Gary B. Kushner
President
Kushner & Company
Staff Officers
Bret Jackson
President
Dennis McCafferty
Vice President
Penalized hospitals will lose 1 percent of Medicare payments for a year. Estimated losses among larger
hospitals will exceed a million dollars. Reductions also apply to hospitals servicing low-income areas.
Nationally, hospital acquired infection rates declined 21 percent between 2010 and 2015, according to
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Beaumont, the largest health care system in Michigan, has 5 out of 8 facilities on the list.
THE ECONOMIC
ALLIANCE FOR
MICHIGAN
41650 Gardenbrook
Road Suite 175
Novi, MI 48375-1230
(248) 596-1006
www.eamonline.org
Twitter: @EAMOnline
Medicare is having a dramatic impact on decreasing medical errors, said Bret Jackson, president,
EAM. However there is more work to be done. Thousands of Michigan residents each year are the
victims of medical errors and we must address it.
In November 2016, EAM released a study demonstrating how CMS hospital star ratings skew lower for
hospitals servicing Michigans poor and that socioeconomic factors may be a factor. The study can be
OFFICERS
Co-Chairs
Cindy Estrada
For additional information on Kaiser Health News report go to Latest Hospital Injury Penalties Include
Vice President
International Union, UAW
Sharon Miller
President
ITH Staffing
Preston Crabill
Dir. Strategic Benefit
Planning & U.S. Benefit
Compliance
General Motors
Hospital
City
FARMINGTON HILLS
President
Michigan State AFL-CIO
TAYLOR
Vice-Chairs
Patrick Devlin
WAYNE
GROSSE POINTE
ROYAL OAK
BATTLE CREEK
Executive Chairman
Ford Motor Company
DETROIT
Robert T. King
LANSING
GARDEN CITY
GRAND BLANC
DETROIT
WYANDOTTE
Karla Swift
Secretary-Treasurer
Michigan Building Trades
Council
President
International Union, UAW
Gary B. Kushner
President
Kushner & Company
Sergio Marchionne
CEO
Fiat Chrysler Automotive
FLINT
Secretary-Treasurer
Michigan State AFL-CIO
DETROIT
Greg Nowak
MCLAREN FLINT
FLINT
President
Michigan Teamsters Joint
Council 43
MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
OWOSSO
CLARE
TRAVERSE CITY
SOUTHFIELD
GRAND RAPIDS
SINAI-GRACE HOSPITAL
DETROIT
CARSON CITY
GRAND RAPIDS
ANN ARBOR
PONTIAC
ANN ARBOR
HANCOCK
Daryl Newman
Diana D. Tremblay
Global Business Services
Vice President
General Motors
Dennis E. Williams
Secretary-Treasurer
International Union, UAW
Secretary
Ron Bieber
National Director Community
Action Program
International Union, UAW
Treasurer
Gary B. Kushner
President
Kushner & Company
Staff Officers
Bret Jackson
President
Dennis McCafferty
Vice President
THE ECONOMIC
ALLIANCE FOR
MICHIGAN
41650 Gardenbrook
Road Suite 175
Novi, MI 48375-1230
(248) 596-1006
www.eamonline.org
Twitter: @EAMOnline
OFFICERS
Co-Chairs
Cindy Estrada
Vice President
International Union, UAW
Sharon Miller
President
ITH Staffing
Preston Crabill
Dir. Strategic Benefit
Planning & U.S. Benefit
Compliance
General Motors
Karla Swift
President
Michigan State AFL-CIO
Vice-Chairs
Patrick Devlin
Secretary-Treasurer
Michigan Building Trades
Council
Robert T. King
President
International Union, UAW
Gary B. Kushner
President
Kushner & Company
Sergio Marchionne
CEO
Fiat Chrysler Automotive
Daryl Newman
Secretary-Treasurer
Michigan State AFL-CIO
Greg Nowak
President
Michigan Teamsters Joint
Council 43
Diana D. Tremblay
Global Business Services
Vice President
General Motors
Dennis E. Williams
Secretary-Treasurer
International Union, UAW
Secretary
Ron Bieber
National Director Community
Action Program
International Union, UAW
Treasurer
Gary B. Kushner
President
Kushner & Company
Staff Officers
Bret Jackson
President
Dennis McCafferty
Vice President
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