by Abigail Nobel | Feb 23, 2023 | 2 yellow conversation on bills
Today, Michigan is recovering from an ice storm. Health policy committees are canceled, so we have a minute to think about how Lansing “iced” us with inflation and subsidies last term. State legislators helped land us here – and they can help get us out. Inflation...
by Abigail Nobel | Feb 9, 2023 | 2 yellow conversation on bills
The Legislature has begun another term, and today I have some information about the Michigan House Health Policy Committee. Today’s 10:30 am agenda lists presentations from: School-Community Health Alliance of Michigan Michigan Public Health Institute Health...
by Abigail Nobel | Feb 2, 2023 | 2 yellow conversation on bills
Monopoly Control It’s been a busy week for Michigan insurance regulators. It’s all good if you like monopoly control. I don’t. Monopoly decreases choice where we live and work. It concentrates power at the top. It creates complacency and saps incentive to serve. Last...
by Abigail Nobel | Jan 26, 2023 | 3 green health policy principles
ESG investing is hotly contested in national headlines, making me wonder how deeply it runs in Michigan health policy. What is ESG? ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance, as ideological investment strategies. It is the business and finance corollary to...
by Abigail Nobel | Jan 19, 2023 | 3 green health policy principles
Life as a healthcare professional is based on certain ideals. Here I list five reasons professionals should care about state health policy. Professionals act with good reasons Few can be proud of a clinical decision based on “the state said so.” On the...
