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Healthcare is a Bipartisan Issue
American consumers and business leaders are ready to have a very bipartisan solution. Now everyone is on the same side saying, "We want universal coverage.' The only question is 'How?'" Clearly, there are states that are looking into this. Whether Washington will do more than talk about the problem remains to be seen.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a proposal, based on a Massachusetts law enacted last year, that would require all state residents to obtain health insurance, and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell announced a similar proposal. More than six additional states also are "actively debating the idea. Governors in Colorado, Illinois and Kansas recently have called for universal health insurance for residents, and governors in Arizona, Indiana, New Mexico and New York have called for expanded coverage.
A coalition of 16 organizations last week announced a proposal that would provide health insurance to more than half of uninsured U.S. residents, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers last week introduced legislation that would provide grants to states to test health care reform proposals. In addition, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) also have said they will seek to pass legislation that would extend Medicare to all residents and allow them to select from health plans offered to federal lawmakers.
Posted by Phil Daigle on January 21, 2007 8:39 PM
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