The Mackinac Center for Public Policy would like to see the Whitmer administration roll back hospital regulations during the pandemic. | Adobe Stock
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy would like to see the Whitmer administration roll back hospital regulations during the pandemic. | Adobe Stock
Michigan officials have announced that there will be more limitations on Michiganders involving lockdowns and regulations, but the Mackinac Center for Public Policy is calling on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Congress to withdraw government rules so that hospitals can battle COVID-19 without limitations.
This includes orders that roll back legislation on hospitals and health care workers to allow them to more effectively battle the increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
This comes after the backlash the governor received over the last round of regulations and executive orders, The Wall Street Journal reported back in April.
"The focus in Michigan has been on limiting what citizens can do. But there is something else that government can do -- get out of the way," said Lindsay Killen, vice president for strategic outreach & communications at the Mackinac Center, according to its website. "Earlier this year, Gov. Whitmer smartly rolled back 'Certificate of Need' regulations on medical providers and licensing rules on workers. The state should suspend laws that limit hospitals and workers to help Michigan fight the virus."
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