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2. Know the Value of Your Local Hospital Last year, Michigan community hospitals: • admitted nearly 1.2 million people • provided care during more than 30 million outpatient visits • experienced 4.6 million emergency room visits • delivered more than 107,000 babies • <<ADD local impact here, if available>>

3. Protect Hospital Services Michigan’s Medicaid caseload is nearly 2 million people and more than 1.2 million additional residents are without health insurance. Michigan hospitals provided more than $2.6 billion in community benefits in fiscal year (FY) 2011 • more than $882 million in uncompensated care • more than $366 million in financial assistance at cost • nearly $516 million in uncollectable funds NAME OF HOSPITAL • $XXXX in uncompensated care in YEAR

4. Support Medicaid Expansion & HIX • The Medicaid program is a lifesaver. • It provides millions of Michigan citizens with health care coverage that ensures they receive critical services like immunizations, prenatal care and more. • Expanding Medicaid would help ensure more affordable, appropriate care for roughly 450,000 Michiganians, while saving state taxpayers up to $1 billion over 10 years. • The Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) will empower consumers. • It will expand health care benefits to Michigan residents by giving individuals and small businesses access to insurance through a competitive, private market.

5. Support Health Care Jobs, Present and Future • Health care is Michigan’s largest private-sector employer. • It provides more than 558,800 direct jobs. • Hospital and health care workers earn $31.4 billion in wages, salaries and benefits annually. • Hospitals alone employ nearly 219,000 people. • NAME OF HOSPITAL employs NUMBER OF JOBS. • Michigan must continue to invest in hospital programs like graduate medical education that ensure the next generation of health care professionals in our state.

6. Bring Federal Funds to Michigan • Michigan’s Medicaid program brings hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds to the state. • Every dollar Michigan invests in its Medicaid program generates an additional $1.98 in federal matching funds. • Such programs that bring substantial federal funds and high-quality jobs to our state must have the support of Michigan leaders.

7. Advance Patient Safety and Quality • MHA Keystone Center • NAME OF HOSPITAL is participating in: • XXXX • XXXX • XXXX • XXXX • XXXX is also an MHA Patient Safety Organization member. • Michigan hospitals need the continued support of elected officials to continue their groundbreaking, voluntary advances in health care patient safety and quality.

8. Make Care Affordable • Higher quality care helps lower costs: • Michigan hospitals’ costs were 5.6 percent below the national average in FY 2011, saving at least $500 million. • Michigan hospitals’ average operating margin was 3.3 percent, compared to 5.5 percent at hospitals across the nation.

9. Michigan Hospitals: Building a Healthier Future For more information: HOSPITAL STAFF NAME TITLE PHONE • EMAIL MHA Contact: David Finkbeiner, senior vice president, Advocacy, MHA (517) 703-8601 • dfinkbeiner@mha.org Read the Michigan Hospitals: Building a Healthier Future report at http://www.mha.org.