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 | 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 | 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...
by Abigail Nobel | Sep 17, 2025 | 2 yellow conversation on bills
The third nominee for this year’s MHF Defender Award is Senator Michael Webber. While the first and second nominations addressed licensing barriers to healthcare freedom, this time the issue is health insurance. Nominee Testimony Don’t let his pleasant,...
by Abigail Nobel | Sep 3, 2025 | 2 yellow conversation on bills
I’m pleased to present the second nomination for the 2025 MHF Defender Award! You might be surprised at the historic relics lingering in state health policy. Representative Jaime Churches explains how over-the-top education requirements for licensing impact her...
by Abigail Nobel | Aug 20, 2025 | 2 yellow conversation on bills
I’m pleased to introduce the first nominee for the 2025 MHF Defender Award! Representative Felicia Brabec drops a forbidden truth bomb about healthcare licensing. In doing so, she makes the case for common sense reform in social work licensing....
