America’s governors are brainstorming health-care policy like never before, and in their race for “universal” care, big government is rearing its officious head. State leaders have hatched experiments that include increased federal funding for outsized welfare programs, taxes on tobacco, and even taxes on physicians. A recent reform idea, the health-care “connector” or “exchange” was first proposed in Massachusetts, and soon after in other states including Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Washington. Unfortunately, a competitive, consumer-friendly connector may not prove viable while excessive federal and state health regulations remain in place.

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