A
Note From
the Chairman
Emeritus
By Bill
Frenzel
States have been
called the
laboratories of
our democracy.
They’re places
where policy
experiments are
carried out. If
the experiment
is successful,
the lessons are
often applied
nationwide.
When
California
voters
approved a
ballot
initiative
known as
Proposition
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A More
Perfect
Constitution
A Q&A With
Larry Sabato
Like almost
all
Americans I
grew up
believing in
the
Constitution
-- every bit
of it. But
having
chosen
American
politics as
my primary
passion in
life, over
decades of
daily
thinking
about the
issues that
confronted
the nation,
I gradually
began to see
that parts
of the
system were
no longer
working very
well..................MORE
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So Far,
So Good
By Gail Wilensky
When the
Medicare
Modernization
Act was
signed into
law in
December
2003, there
were many
predictions
of problems
implementing
the new drug
benefit. Questions
were raised as
to whether
enough private
drug plans would
want to
participate in
the prescription
drug program,
with elaborate
government.......MORE
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A
Financial
Fix for Long
Term Care
By David
Hebert
As we head
into yet another
Presidential
race, it seems
that every
candidate is
focusing on the
need for health
care reform and
we have seen
many proposals
put forth into
the court of
public opinion.
While the goals
of fixing a
troubled and
ailing
healthcare
system are
laudable, it
is.................................MORE |
Entitlement
Reform:
Ignored in '08
Race
By
David C. John
So far,
fixing
entitlement
spending
seems to be
2008’s
stealth
issue.
Presidential
candidates
from both
parties
will, when
asked
directly,
admit that
spending on
just three
programs,
Social
Security,
Medicare and
Medicaid, is
likely to
move quickly
from
alarming to
unsustainable.
However,
when asked.......MORE
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Leading the
Way:
Health Care
Reform
By Kim
Belshe
Earlier this
month,
Governor
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
submitted
legislative
language to
the Senate
and Assembly
to continue
the
conversation
in earnest
and get
health care
reform
resolved. We
continue to
strive for
health
insurance
for all
California
families. We
need to find
a solution
this
year.........................MORE |
It's Not Just in
California
By Molly Voris
Across the
Nation,
Republican
Governors are
pushing to
strengthen
health care in
their states.
Here's a snap
shot of their
actions in
Alaska,
Connecticut,
Florida,
Georgia,
Indiana,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Mississippi,
Nebraska, Rhode
Island, South
Carolina, South
Dakota, Texas,
Utah and
Vermont.........MORE
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CA Health
Care Plan:
A Bridge Too
Far?
By Diana
Ernst
When Arnold
Schwarzenegger
introduced a
plan this
past January
to reform
California’s
health care
system, many
people said
there was
little
chance the
plan would
ever be
approved.
The issues
were too
formidable,
they
claimed; the
political
hurdles, too
high to
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Health Care
Reality Check
By Michael
Tanner
Health care
reform is once
again at the top
of the nation’s
political
agenda. But in
developing
health policy,
it is vital to
keep in mind one
pertinent fact:
for all its
problems, the
United States
offers the
highest quality
health care in
the world.
Most of the
world’s top
doctors,
hospitals, and
research......MORE
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Barefoot
Doctors
To Red
Envelopes
By Mary
Brazelton
As Beijing
prepares to
host the
Olympic
Games in
August 2008,
the entire
People’s
Republic of
China is
preparing
for a
celebration
of its
newfound
economic and
political
preeminence.
Schoolchildren
across the
country are
taking part
in
performances
devoted to
the advent
of the
Games..............
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Should SCHIP Be
Expanded? |
Yes, The Program
is Working
By Olympia
Snowe
As
most
everyone
knows, the
problem of
the
uninsured
touches
communities
all across
our
country. Thankfully,
we have made
tremendous
strides in
dramatically
lowering the
number of
uninsured
children
through
SCHIP which,
time and again,
has proved to be
both a
successful
program..........MORE
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No, It will
Result in Bigger
Government
By
Dave Camp
Lacking
the
overwhelming
bipartisan
accord that
created the
State
Children’s
Health
Insurance
Program
nearly a
decade ago,
Democrats in
Congress
have instead
opted for a
massive
liberalization
of the
program that
dilutes its
primary
mission:
covering
children. This
bill, as passed
by the House......................MORE |
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The Backpage:
Try Something
By Louis M.
Zickar
When it came to
policymaking,
Franklin
Roosevelt once
offered this
piece of advice:
“It is common
sense to take a
method and try
it. If it fails,
admit it frankly
and try another.
But above all,
try something.” Today
across America,
Governors are
following this
advice and
moving ahead
with...................
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Many state
initiatives
result from the
federal
government doing
less of what it
should not have
been doing in
the first place:
meddling in how
states run their
health care
"safety net,"
that is,
Medicaid. So, my
best advice to
Congress would
be to do more of
doing
less!.................MORE
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