by Abigail Nobel | Nov 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Your vote determines who gets the 2026 MHF Defender Award. It’s the highest honor awarded a Michigan legislator who stands up in committee for less expensive healthcare and more freedom. We had six nominees for the MHF Defender Award this year. They represent...
by Abigail Nobel | Oct 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Turf wars drive healthcare costs ever higher, and Nominee #6 emerges from one of the biggest battles in Michigan today. Earlier nominations are found in your sidebar, starting with Nomination #5. These wars over healthcare control go back at least to medieval guilds....
by Abigail Nobel | Oct 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Nomination #5 for the MHF 2026 Defender Award is all about earmarks. Earlier this month I wrote about Nomination #4. Pork. Earmark. We all know these common words for lawmakers’ special spending on local projects. There are more colorful names, too: slush fund,...
by Abigail Nobel | Oct 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
The hearing from Nomination #3 was such a target-rich environment, we’re back for more. Nomination #4 for the MHF Defender Award highlights two simple ideas. In order to work, a healthcare program needs two things: it must make practical sense in the real world, and...
by Abigail Nobel | Sep 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
Our data in the hands of strangers immediately raises concerns: privacy, consent, control, access, costs. We take Nomination #3 for the MHF 2026 Defender Award from just such a question, asked in committee hearing where it counts. Many will recall that Governor...
by Abigail Nobel | Sep 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Medications can be expensive, and state lawmakers would love to fix that. Today we have nomination #2 for the 2026 MHF Defender Award. You can read the first nomination here. Michigan Senate Bills 3-5 came to the Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection Committee...
