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.
Monday, April 21, 2008New Medicaid Policy IllegalBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareLast week the Government Accountability Office released a formal legal opinion that the CMS policy announced last year that tightened SCHIP eligibility more »»
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Thursday, April 17, 2008Maryland Using Tax Records to Search for Medicaid RecipientsBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareIf you are eligible for the Maryland Medicaid program or the Maryland Children's Health Insurance Program (MCHP), expect to see a letter from the government informing you of that. How do they know? They ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008The Flaws of Single-PayerA Canadian and an American perspective By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareToday the Maryland Public Policy Institute and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) -- a Canadian free market think tank -- released a report authored by Ian Munro and me regarding how a single-payer system would ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008Clinton Presidency Means SCHIP ExpansionSays she'll sign SCHIP bill in first 100 days By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareDuring a speech to newspaper editors in Washington, DC, Hillary Clinton laid out plans for her first 100 days in office. Among them:
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008CMS Incentivizing Electronic Health RecordsMaryland MDs among the recipients By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health Care, Information TechnologyThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is using incentives to try and get more doctors to use electronic health records:
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Friday, April 11, 2008Medicaid Exceeding Budget in OhioState still pressing an expansion By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareSometimes state fiscal irresponsibility is pretty glaring. Take the case of Ohio's Medicaid program as reported by the more »»
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Thursday, April 10, 2008Feds Ready to Approve High-Income SCHIP Expansion?CMS says that 9 states are ready to meet 95% enrollment target By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareIn testimony before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, CMS director Dennis Smith said that it is likely 9 states are eligible to expand SCHIP coverage to higher income families. Last year the Bush ... more »»
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Thursday, April 10, 2008Government Insurance Expansion in IowaChildren insurance mandate not approved, slacker mandate is By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe goal of universal children's health coverage in Iowa moved one step closer to reality this week as the Iowa Senate approved legislation expanding its children's insurance ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008Preventative Care no PanaceaDoes not save money in the long run By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareWith many national and state plans assuming that more coverage will equal lower costs because people will receive preventative care and thus save money on high-cost illnesses, this more »»
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Monday, April 7, 2008Slacker Mandate Advances in KentuckyBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Kentucky General Assembly has approved legislation that will add the state to the growing list of states that require insurance companies to cover adult "children" on parents' insurance. ... more »»
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