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Michigan’s top government oversight official is investigating the number of residents who died from COVID-19 in nursing homes as a result of a controversial public health policy mandated by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D.). Michigan auditor general Doug Ringler announced the audit last week following legislative hearings that questioned the accuracy of state data on COVID-related deaths in long-term care facilities. Republicans have argued Whitmer’s administration undercounted deaths after the governor allowed COVID-infected seniors to return to nursing homes for treatment. The state heal...

Michigan auditor to review accuracy of nursing home deaths David Eggert LANSING — State auditors will review the accuracy of the number of coronavirus deaths linked to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in Michigan. Auditor General Doug Ringler agreed last week to conduct a comprehensive study at the request of House Oversight Committee Chairman Steven Johnson of Wayland. Johnson is among Republican lawmakers who have questioned if there is an undercount and who have criticized Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for allowing hospitalized COVID-19 patients no longer needing acut...

Michigan Auditor General to study long-term care facility deaths in COVID-19 pandemic Christina Hall and Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press The Michigan Auditor General will study reported and unreported deaths in long-term care facilities after thousands of residents died of the coronavirus in skilled nursing sites since the start of the pandemic. Rep. Steve Johnson, R-Wayland, posted a June 30 letter on his Facebook page from Auditor General Doug Ringler, who indicated that the office received Johnson's June 10 request for a comprehensive study of the deaths and "we in...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Michigan’s top oversight body will review data on the number of coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes, following GOP suspicions of underreporting. Michigan auditor general Doug Ringler agreed last week to investigate the accuracy of the number of deaths reported in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. In a letter to Ringler last month, Republican state Rep. Steve Johnson said he had reason to suspect Michigan deaths amongst the elderly populations went "underreported." "In our recent House Oversi...

Johnson, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, requested the review include a study of the deaths including: A review of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services processes and procedures for obtaining death reports from long-term care facilities. A review of vital records reports that MDHHS at one time cross-checked with long-term care facility records. A comprehensive review of all death records to see if nursing homes are correctly self-reporting their death numbers. A proper accounting of all long-term care facility deaths to include homes for the aged and adult foster care fa...