Online Extra. . . Health Care Reform: Proposals From the States
By: Patricia Barry; Source: AARP Bulletin Date Posted: 2007-03-08 11:05:00-05:00
By Patricia Barry
March 2007
California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposals for universal health coverage come to life at a special website filled with video and interactive presentations.
Colorado
The state's Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform is studying ways to ensure universal access to health care.
Connecticut
Gov. M. Jodi Rell has unveiled separate proposals for universal health coverage for adults and children.
Hawaii
The Hawaii Uninsured Project tracks proposals to expand health insurance to all residents.
Illinois
Apply online and learn more about "All Kids," a program that began in 2006 to provide health care coverage for all resident children. Also, read the final report of the state's Adequate Health Care Task Force.
Indiana
Learn about Gov. Mitch Daniels' wide-ranging plan to extend health care coverage.
Louisiana
Read Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco's speech in which she pitches universal health coverage for the state.
Maine
Read the report of the state's Blue Ribbon Commission on Dirigo Health, set up to extend and improve health coverage under the Dirigo Health program.
Maryland
See how health reform is a priority on the 2007 legislative agenda of Gov. Martin O'Malley.
Massachusetts
Commonwealth Care, the state's new universal health care program, goes into effect this May.
Minnesota
Read about Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposals to increase access to health coverage.
New York
Gov. Eliot Spitzer makes the case to reform New York's health care system.
North Carolina
Read the report of the North Carolina Task Force on Covering the Uninsured.
Pennsylvania
Gov. Edward G. Rendell's Office of Health Care Reform has introduced the "Prescription for Pennsylvania" and other proposals to increase access to health coverage.
Vermont
Catamount Care, the state's new universal health care program, goes into effect this October.
Washington Learn more about Gov. Chris Gregoire's "Healthy Washington Initiative" to achieve universal health care.
Wisconsin Read the various proposals from the Senate Select Committee on Health Care Reform.
More than a dozen other states—including Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Oregon, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin—have introduced legislation to extend health insurance or have appointed task forces to study universal health care. Visit the National Conference of State Legislatures website for more information on state health care initiatives.
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