In the wake of the announcement from state officials about further restrictions on citizens, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy calls on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and state lawmakers to remove government barriers to fighting COVID-19. This includes legislation that rolls back regulations on hospitals and workers in order to allow them to better fight the increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

 

"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. "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."

 

For more on the Mackinac Center's work on this issue, visit www.mackinac.org/covid.