Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Clinton backs vouchers for Medicaid
[Dana Milbank, "The Reformer and the Gadfly Agree on Health Care," The Washington Post, 22 July 2005.]
With a presidential run not too far off, healthy skepticism is likely to greet Senator Hillary Clinton's embrace of a concept touted primarily on the right. Nonetheless, even if it is simply her political ambitions that lead to the implementation of sound public policy, sound public policy would still be a big improvement:
The budding friendship between Hillary and Newt -- yesterday's meeting was their second such joint appearance -- offers some political rehab for both. Clinton, pariah of the right, wants to show moderation as she prepares for a likely presidential run. Gingrich, pariah of the left, wants to show moderation to earn status as an elder statesman.
But whatever the self interest, yesterday's "Ceasefire" session, sponsored by Pfizer, coordinated by American University and moderated by former senator John Breaux (D-La.), was hopeful. If there is agreement between Clinton, who led the Democrats' doomed health care initiative in 1993, and Gingrich, who used the debacle to gain GOP control of Congress, then there may be relief yet for the 40 million uninsured Americans.
[Clinton] nodded in support of Gingrich's proposal to "voucherize Medicaid" and agreed with his statement that "welfare reform has really worked." She granted that "there is enough money in the system right now to cover the uninsured" and she said that piecemeal reform was the best route.
[Matthew Hisrich, "The Uninsured in Kansas – a Closer Look," The Flint Hills Center, 28 July 2005.
Devon M. Herrick, "Give Medicaid recipients more control," The Wichita Eagle, 3 March 2005.]
[Dana Milbank, "The Reformer and the Gadfly Agree on Health Care," The Washington Post, 22 July 2005.]
With a presidential run not too far off, healthy skepticism is likely to greet Senator Hillary Clinton's embrace of a concept touted primarily on the right. Nonetheless, even if it is simply her political ambitions that lead to the implementation of sound public policy, sound public policy would still be a big improvement:
The budding friendship between Hillary and Newt -- yesterday's meeting was their second such joint appearance -- offers some political rehab for both. Clinton, pariah of the right, wants to show moderation as she prepares for a likely presidential run. Gingrich, pariah of the left, wants to show moderation to earn status as an elder statesman.
But whatever the self interest, yesterday's "Ceasefire" session, sponsored by Pfizer, coordinated by American University and moderated by former senator John Breaux (D-La.), was hopeful. If there is agreement between Clinton, who led the Democrats' doomed health care initiative in 1993, and Gingrich, who used the debacle to gain GOP control of Congress, then there may be relief yet for the 40 million uninsured Americans.
[Clinton] nodded in support of Gingrich's proposal to "voucherize Medicaid" and agreed with his statement that "welfare reform has really worked." She granted that "there is enough money in the system right now to cover the uninsured" and she said that piecemeal reform was the best route.
[Matthew Hisrich, "The Uninsured in Kansas – a Closer Look," The Flint Hills Center, 28 July 2005.
Devon M. Herrick, "Give Medicaid recipients more control," The Wichita Eagle, 3 March 2005.]
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