by Abigail Nobel | Jan 29, 2026 | 1 red individual empowerment
Everyone on Medicaid either is a responsible adult, or has a responsible adult to make their healthcare decisions. So why are we paying thousands of middlemen to complicate their care? Medicaid Middlemen MDHHS case managers, contracted managed care insurance plans,...
by Abigail Nobel | Jan 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Michigan DOGE should consider re-allocating three outdated areas of Tobacco Funding. Michigan Tobacco Funds come from the state cigarette tax (approximately $650 million) and Tobacco Settlements ($260.6 million). Michigan law divides revenue from the cigarette tax so...
by Abigail Nobel | Jan 15, 2026 | 2 yellow conversation on bills, Uncategorized
It’s essential for legislators to know patient costs of each bill if they are to represent their constituents and defend healthcare freedoms. Michigan DOGE should see to it by upgrading Lansing’s bill analysis process. Healthcare prices are insane, and the...
by Abigail Nobel | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
A volunteer and I slipped into Lansing between snow storms on Thursday, December 11 to present Defender Certificates of Nomination and the MHF Defender Award to the 2025 winner. This is our second annual award to celebrate legislators who defend our healthcare...
by Abigail Nobel | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Strange things are associated with Michigan’s conversion therapy ban. For one thing, the 6th Circuit recently struck it down. This is unusual, given the US Supreme Court’s pending decision on Colorado’s similar law. However, the oddities don’t end there, thanks to the...
