Health Affairs

Back in 2004, Henry Aaron and I authored an article in Health Affairs arguing that granting states sweeping powers to experiment with health reform – within federal guidelines – would be the best way of achieving a bipartisan breakthrough at a time when health reform was at a virtual standstill.  In the Spring of 2008... Read the rest of this entry »

With the passage of health legislation in both the Senate and House, the presumption now is that reform will happen.  Still, let’s not forget that there is the daunting task of reconciling several significantly different provisions –for example,  on financing, a public plan, or abortion – while maintaining 60 votes in the Senate.  But for... Read the rest of this entry »