by Abigail Nobel | Dec 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
As America’s 250th birthday approaches, we look back and wonder – where did healthcare freedom go, and can we ever get it back? Early American healthcare developed by necessity, individual experience, and apprenticeship. The first medical school at the...
by Abigail Nobel | Oct 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s time to vote! We had five nominees for the MHF Defender Award this year. They represent both chambers of the legislature, and both parties. The final result will be up to you, our reader. How to vote Choose the issue that matters most to you, or the...
by Abigail Nobel | Oct 9, 2025 | 2 yellow conversation on bills
I’m pleased to present the fifth and final 2025 nominee for the MHF Defender Award! Rep. Jamie Thompson is back in the line-up after being nominated for our first award last year. By no coincidence, she is a nurse, and speaks here to fundamental issues of an area of...
by Abigail Nobel | Oct 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
The hotly-contested Michigan budget, as it stands, appears to eliminate Implicit Bias Training (IBT). IBT, you may recall, is one way Michigan imposes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In doing so, Lansing insults Michigan’s healthcare workforce ethics,...
by Abigail Nobel | Sep 24, 2025 | 2 yellow conversation on bills
Nominee number four identifies the toll our healthcare system takes on nurse practitioners (NPs). Earlier this year, I explained how NPs may be the key to more accessible prescribing, and who wants to stop them. As Senator Irwin describes, the legal burden on NPs is...
