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Impact - December 2008
Submitted on 12.31.2008
PRI Ideas in Action - December 2008
Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report
Unhealthy Ballot Initiatives Feed the “Blob”
Submitted by John R. Graham on 12.23.2008
As California teeters on insolvency, Republican state legislators have proposed a budget that transfers $5 billion from two health care programs that are in surplus. The funds in question are for mental health and early childhood development. They are in "silos" because they were approved via propositions. To "break the bank," the Republican proposal has to go back to voters this spring. This invites the question of whether taxing and spending for specific health programs should be done through the initiative process.
Cajun Care: Medicaid Reform in Louisiana
Submitted by Adam Frey on 12.10.2008
The election of Barack Obama and forthcoming nomination of Tom Daschle as secretary of Health and Human Services has given hope to advocates of government monopoly health care. As the Wall Street Journal noted on November 20, the appointment of Daschle, “puts a skilled navigator of Capitol Hill in charge of the president- elect’s bid to establish universal health care, which he has made a top priority.” However, current fiscal constraints may form a major barrier for any sort of universal plan.
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