by Abigail Nobel | Apr 6, 2023 | 3 green health policy principles
Ever notice how state Medicaid policy is like a narcissist? Too many of us have had a narcissist in our lives. Out of all characteristics, the manipulative mind games may strike the deepest: You are too stupid/ugly/incompetent to make it on your own. No one else would...
by Abigail Nobel | Mar 16, 2023 | 3 green health policy principles
Have you noticed how institutional lines are being blurred? I see it in news headlines, and in Michigan bills as I summarize them for the MHF Guide to State Health Policy. Institutions – many of them – have strayed from their core purpose. This breaks down public...
by Abigail Nobel | Mar 9, 2023 | 1 red individual empowerment
I was a guest this Tuesday on the Nurses Saving Nurses Podcast. The interview with Nathan Baar, nurse CEO, ranged from drug prices to health policy activism. Many experts have documented healthcare shortages for decades, but are they completely real? If you’ve...
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...
