by Abigail Nobel | Sep 7, 2023 | 3 green health policy principles
Over the past year, Lansing and Washington together assaulted Michigan’s most powerful barriers to government overreach: intact families and local control of child care. This is the story of government-sponsored addiction to the most powerful drug available:...
by Abigail Nobel | Aug 17, 2023 | 2 yellow conversation on bills
Reviewing Governor Whitmer’s new MDHHS budget, we can see what she values. This is equally true of legislators who voted for it. What’s in the MDHHS Budget? Yesterday, MDHHS highlighted the budget’s mental health spending in a press release, “MDHHS Director Elizabeth...
by Abigail Nobel | Jul 12, 2023 | 3 green health policy principles
I did something brave this week. After 10 years of executing the Michigan Healthcare Freedom mission by promoting real health policy on Facebook – I changed our “About” statement. That may not seem like much, but to MHF, it’s a big deal. Seeking to engage the broadest...
by Abigail Nobel | Jun 22, 2023 | 1 red individual empowerment
If you’ve never used a Forum or Discussion Board, this How to Forum is for you. (Check out How to Forum II if you’re looking for tips to find specific posts.) A few months ago when the MHF Forum launched, I was thrilled. It had been a lot of work, but even...
by Abigail Nobel | Jun 15, 2023 | 3 green health policy principles
Should the state control mental health? The correct answer is, “Only if you believe in putting schizophrenics in charge of the asylum.” Clearly, mental health care will be what the state says it is, as long as the state pays for it, regulates it, decides who may...
