Probably the best hope for moving health care reform forward lies at the state level rather than the federal. In fact, individual states have taken the lead in health care reform so far. But, there's no way this is going to get done without federal resources - state ingenuity and federal resources.

Federal lawmakers have introduced three bills that would would encourage states to propose health care reform plans, which would be reviewed by a commission or task force that would recommend the best ideas for fast-track approval by Congress.

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