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, September 19, 2007Paying the Piper and Calling the TuneGovernors complain about restrictions on federal money Filed As: Health CareA group of governors is complaining that the federal government is putting restrictions on how federal SCHIP money gets spent. I love this line in their letter: "the requirements amount to a unilateral restriction on ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007HillaryCare's Enforcement ProblemFiled As: Health CareAs Michael Bond noted below, Hillary Clinton unveiled her health care plan yesterday. In a Wall Street Journal story on the plan there was this interesting fact: "All Americans would be required to ... more »»
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Friday, September 14, 2007Uninsured to be "Rescued" in Maryland CountyMedia bias, health care coverage, and the Baltimore Sun Filed As: Health CareThe Baltimore Sun had an interesting headline for a story announcing that Howard County in Maryland is pursuing a plan to provide health care coverage for all residents. This headline surely belongs in ... more »»
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Thursday, September 13, 2007Maryland's Medicaid Expansion FollyFacing deficit and federal cutbacks, Maryland presses ahead Filed As: Health CareMaryland advocates and policymakers are rallying behind a plan to expand Medicaid in the state. Apparently they aren't reading the news too closely, though. Not only is Maryland facing a deficit but the ... more »»
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Monday, September 10, 2007Maryland Looking at Health Care ChangesFiled As: Health CareMaryland policmakers have ended a series of hearings about health care |
Monday, September 10, 2007Push for Mandated Medicaid Dental CoverageWould this coverage have prevented the Deamonte Driver tragedy? Filed As: Health CareThe Washington Post has a story today about Maryland's Congressional delegation pushing for guaranteed dental coverage in Medicaid and SCHIP. They are using the story of ... more »»
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Friday, September 7, 2007The Political Popularity of SCHIP ExpansionFiled As: Health CareThe Hill is reporting that Democrats are giddy at the prospect of a political fight with President Bush over SCHIP reauthorization. The newspaper reports that polls show the American public is ... more »»
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Thursday, September 6, 2007Trans Fats & the County FairCan't the health scolds let us have a little fun? Filed As: Health CareThe Baltimore Sun had an interesting story a few days ago about the desire of so-called "health advocates" to ban trans fat at the hallowed ground of unhealthy eating, county and state ... more »»
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Thursday, September 6, 2007Sen. Cardin's Poor Health Care PrescriptionFiled As: Health CareChristopher Summers, President of the Maryland Public Policy Institute, published an op-ed in the Baltimore Examiner last week detailing ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007Unionizing Home Health Workers in MarylandFiled As: Health CareThis month Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed an executive order giving home health care workers the right to unionize. The General Assembly had rejected legislation to do this, but the governor ... more »»
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