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.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007Clinton Calls for Health Insurance RegulationWants more federal rules on insurers By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareApparently not content with her grand plan to further socialize America's health care system, Senator Hillary Clinton is calling for further federal regulation of health insurance ... more »»
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Monday, November 26, 2007Massachusetts Plan Coming to Delaware?By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareOne of the Democrats running for Delaware's governor, State Treasurer Jack Markell, has unveiled his health care plan and it sounds remarkable similar to the Massachusetts model. It has an individual mandate and a state-managed ... more »»
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Monday, November 26, 2007Health Care Squeezing Ohio Pension SystemBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareOhio's pension system for retired school employees is feeling the pinch of higher health care costs. Per-person health care costs have risen by almost 20% since 1998, ... more »»
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007AARP, Unions Form "Consumer" Health Group in OhioBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareYesterday representatives from the AARP, SEIU, the Universal Health Care Action Network, and other liberal advocacy organizations announced the formation of Ohio Consumers for ... more »»
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007Medicaid Expansion Advances in MarylandBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareLate last week the Maryland Senate passed an expansion of the state's Medicaid eligibility. It would immediatley cover parents up to 116% of the federal poverty level and slowly roll out coverage for childless ... more »»
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Friday, November 2, 2007"All Roads Lead to Higher Taxes"How to Pay for Medicaid Expansion in Maryland By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareYesterday there was Maryland General Assembly Hearing regarding Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to increase Medicaid eligibility for adults as well as provide a subsidy for small businesses to purchase health insurance for their ... more »»
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Friday, October 26, 2007Maryland Health Plan Details RevealedGovernor wants to expand Medicaid, subsidize health insurance By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareMaryland Governor Martin O'Malley unveiled details of his health care plan this week. At its centerpiece is an expansion of Medcaid eligibility for adults from up to 116% of the federal poverty level. He also ... more »»
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007An Illogical View of Health CareInside the Mind of Single-Payer Advocates By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Rockridge Institue, a liberal think tank, recently released a paper entitled "The Logic of Health Care." While not dealing specifically with state issues, this paper is being touted by ... more »»
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007Maryland Medicaid Expansion UrgedNo call for state SCHIP expansion, though By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareMaryalnd Governor Martin O'Malley has called a special session to deal with the state's impending $1.7 billion budget deficit. He has proposed a series of tax increases to close the gap (little has been said about cutting any spending). Oh, and he also wants the special session to approve $250 ... more »»
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007Mandated Sick Time?Unions push for Ohio referendum on mandatory sick leave By Marc KilmerFiled As: Ballot questions (health), Employment, Health CareIn a story illustrating that unions aren't content with Ohio's poor tax climate to discourage job creation in the state, it now seems they are behind more »»
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