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DIFS asks for $1.63 million in restricted funds to add five staff amid higher complaints, cyber threats
Summary
Department of Insurance and Financial Services Director Anita Fox told a Michigan House subcommittee the department seeks $1,634,200 in state-restricted fund authority for fiscal 2026 to cover payroll adjustments and five new positions to handle appeals, licensing reviews, legal support, cybersecurity and IT modernization.
At a meeting of the Michigan House Operations subcommittee on Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox asked lawmakers for $1,634,200 in additional state restricted fund authority for fiscal 2026 to cover payroll adjustments and five new staff positions.
Fox told the subcommittee the bulk of the request—about $955,000—reflects employee payroll adjustments and administrative costs, while roughly $600,000 would fund five FTEs to manage increased workload in the department’s consumer-protection and regulatory enforcement functions.
The request is intended to support appeals under the Patient’s Right to Independent Review Act, speed producer licensing and misconduct reviews, add an administrative law specialist to handle a growing body of statutes and regulations (including pharmacy…
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