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Whitmer admin disputes pending report on nursing home deaths

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Auditors report 8,061 confirmed or positive COVID-19 deaths tied to nursing homes. The difference between that number and what the state health department had reported is nearly 30%. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration has disputed the methodology and conclusions in the report.

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Associated Press News

Michigan auditors report 2,400 more long-term care deaths

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan auditors found nearly 2,400 additional COVID-19 deaths linked to long-term care facilities over an 18-month period, both at places that report coronavirus deaths to the state and homes that do not.

2 years ago·United States

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CBS Local

Whitmer Administration Disputes Pending Report On Nursing Home Deaths

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration disputed the methodology and conclusions in a pending report that is expected to say there were nearly 30% more coronavirus-related deaths tied to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in Michigan than reported by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).Auditors plan to release their review next week. But in a rare step, MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel …

2 years ago·United States

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Washington Examiner

Whitmer undercounted Michigan nursing home COVID-19 deaths, auditor general report to find

An imminent report from Michigan’s auditor general is expected to show that deaths due to COVID-19 in nursing homes in the state were undercounted by about 30%, bringing to mind

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Newsweek

Michigan health official disputes report of 30 percent more nursing home COVID deaths

"Stating that long-term care facilities that did not report deaths in the above categories 'underreported' deaths is simply not accurate," she wrote.

2 years ago·United States

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The Daily Caller

Michigan Nursing Homes Undercounted COVID-19 Deaths By 42%, Auditor General Report Reveals

Nursing homes in Michigan undercounted the number of their residents who died of COVID-19 between the beginning of the pandemic and July 2021 by more than 40%.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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