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Health advocates urge Washtenaw County to place a November 2026 millage on the ballot
Summary
Multiple public commenters, including Washtenaw Health Project leaders and community trustees, urged commissioners to let voters decide on a small millage to preserve coverage for an estimated 15,000–18,000 residents at risk from federal Medicaid and subsidy changes.
Several long-time county health advocates asked the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners on March 18 to put a millage to fund the Washtenaw Health Project (WHP) on the November 2026 ballot.
"I'm here tonight to speak in support of putting a millage on the November 2026 ballot," said Ellen Rabinowitz, the founding executive director of the WHP and a former county public health officer, who told commissioners that upward of "15,000 to 18,000 county residents could lose health care coverage" because of federal Medicaid cuts and subsidy…
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