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RE: Dec 10 Senate Housing/Human Svcs - Childcare, MDHHS rules, tax credit, Fire code, FMLA, Medicaid able work repeal
This hearing was cancelled today.
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RE: Senate Approps Subcmte March 11 2026: Higher Ed
Tuition up, enrollment down. College/University action in Lansing is entirely predictable. What should legislators do?
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RE: House Health Policy March 11 2026: counselor license revisions, substance abuse program rule limits
Round 2, with two additions. Significantly, each coverage mandate causes a 4% increase in insurance premiums.
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RE: Approps Subcmte on Public Health March 10 2026: Area Agency on Aging presentation
"Stakeholder" and "Partner" are Lansing code for organizations that use your money and law for competitive advantage. Hands are out for the handouts...
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RE: Approps Subcmte on Medicaid and Behavioral Health March 10 2026: Presentation on Community Behavioral Health Clinics
California has made this space notorious for grifting, especially in LA County. MDHHS or local agencies probably presenting, but the agenda doesn't ...
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RE: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on DHHS March 3 2026: Medicaid Eligibility & Financing Changes
Will Director Hertel face tough questions about EBT fraud and federal penalties? Ensuring Medicaid eligibility? MDHHS absorbs the largest segment of...
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RE: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on LARA/DIFS March 3 2026: Governor's budget recommendations
Behold mission creep in action: the Bureau of Community & Health Systems now trains, registers, and certifies nurse aides in Michigan. And much, m...
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RE: Dec 10 Senate Housing/Human Svcs - Childcare, MDHHS rules, tax credit, Fire code, FMLA, Medicaid able work repeal
When the State of Michigan pays Michigan State University to conduct a study on childcare shortages, no one will be surprised to hear a conclusion tha...
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RE: House Reg Reform March 5 2026: remote attendance for licensing boards
The list got a little longer yesterday, but the lone healthcare bill remains the same.
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RE: House Health Pol Feb 4 2026: nurse license, speech license, dentistry task force, respiratory license, ambulance license, physician CE
Rescued from my email's spam bin, with apologies for the delay.
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RE: House Health Policy March 11 2026: counselor license revisions, substance abuse program rule limits
The Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association weighs in on the first 3 bills.
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