Marc Kilmer
Marc Kilmer is a Maryland Public Policy Institute senior fellow specializing in health care issues. He began his career in public policy as a legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), where he worked on education, transportation, and housing issues as well as federal appropriations, public land policy, and gun rights.
After leaving Craig’s office, Kilmer served for three years as executive director/CEO of the American Congress of Community Supports and Employment Services, a Washington, D.C., trade association of nonprofits that provide services to people with disabilities.
Besides his work with MPPI, he also works with the Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions, a free market think tank in Ohio.
Kilmer has a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Hillsdale College in Michigan and lives in Salisbury, Maryland, with his wife.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007Ohio Medicaid Too Expensive -- Governor Wants it ExpandedStrickland cuts services while blasting feds for not allowing expansion By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareIt was a tough end to the year for Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland. With Medicaid spending increasing faster than anticipated, the state was facing an unanticipated $207 million more in spending on this program. In response,... more »»
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007A Year of Health Care InactionGovernment health care expansion kept at bay in many areas By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThere are a couple reports from the New York Times that should give us at least a little bit of Christmas cheer. This article discusses how politicians in Pennsylvania, California, and Illinois failed to enact widespread health ... more »»
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Friday, December 21, 2007Adult SCHIP Coverage ExpensiveGAO report lays out facts on adults in SCHIP By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareLast month the GAO completed a report on adult coverage in SCHIP that had some interesting findings:
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Friday, December 21, 2007Spending Slowdown Urged in MarylandBut General Assembly just approved expansion of Medicaid By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Baltimore Sun reports: "Afraid that the state could be headed for a recession, a committee of General Assembly leaders recommended last night cutting state spending increases by ... more »»
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007"Returning" Taxpayer Money to the StateMaryland government receives windfall of unused taxpayer money from insurance fund By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareMaryland's Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Fund is turning over $84 million to the state and cutting malpractice premiums next year for the state's doctors. The Fund was sete up in 2005 to help the ... more »»
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Thursday, December 6, 2007Health Care Costs Threatening State BudgetsAnd yet states are expanding Medicaid By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe National Governors Association released a report yesterday predicting that rising health care costs (driven in large part by Medicaid) may bring budget ... more »»
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007SCHIP Expansion May Be Dead -- For NowDemocrats seeking a temporary extension By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareIt seems that Democrats are almost ready to temporarily give up the fight on SCHIP: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has given congressional negotiators until the end of this week to reach an ... more »»
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Thursday, December 6, 2007Families USA -- Health Care Costs Too MuchBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareOur old friends at Families USA are at it again -- beating the drum for more government regulation of health insurance and more government spending on health care. They are going state-to-state with a report that purports to detail how rising health care spending is burdening families, regardless of these ... more »»
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Monday, December 3, 2007Enforcing Insurance Mandate Through WithholdingClinton considers confiscating wages to ensure insurance coverage By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareA while back I wondered how Hillary Clinton would enforce her mandate that all Americans have health insurance. In today's Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report,... more »»
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Monday, December 3, 2007The Leviathan Grows in MarylandAdvocates praise more government health care regulation By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareAdvocates for more government intrusion in Maryland health care have cause for celebration this year. So it is no surprise that the leading proponent of expanding government's role in our health, Vinnie DeMarco of the Maryland Citizens Health Initiative, wrote an more »»
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