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 7, 2008Massachusetts Doctors Stretched ThinAnother unintended consequence of RomneyCare By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareWhile the Massachusetts health care plan has not produced its promised universal coverage, there are more people signed up for health insurance than before the law took effect. Unfortunately for some of them, they are finding that health insurance more »»
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Friday, April 4, 2008Pennsylvania Tightening Insurance RegulationsBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Pennsylvania House approved stricter "guidelines" for insurance sold in the individual and small group market:
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Thursday, April 3, 2008A Single-Payer System isn't MagicHow single-payer advocates are like six-year-olds By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Baltimore Examiner published my op-ed today on problems with single-payer health care. In it I note that single-payer advocates rightly talk about the problems posed by having insurance ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008New Nanny State Health Fear: Tanning BedsMaryland legislators cry: "won't someone think of the children?" By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareWith budget problems looming in the state, Maryland state senators decided their time was best spent approving a measure to protect minors from the scourge of tanning beds. One legislator gave his ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008DC Considering Universal Health Care PlanBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareDC City Council member David Catania (formerly a Republican, now an Independent) has proposed a plan whereby the DC government (in conjunction with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield) would provide subsidized ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008Insight from MassachusettsBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareAlthough the failings of the Massachusetts health plan have been well-documented here and in other free market blogs, some states are still pursuing similar health care proposals. It's good to see that at least one ... more »»
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Monday, March 31, 2008Missouri Increases Medicaid SpendingBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Missouri House of Representatives passed a budget last week that significantly expands Medicaid spending:
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Thursday, March 27, 2008Insurance Connector Being Discussed in OhioBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareAccording to the Gongwer news service($):
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008Maryland Moving to Enroll More in MCHPUsing income taxes to entice kids onto state health care By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Maryland House of Delegates passed legislation that would alert parents of children who are eligible for the Maryland Children's Health Program (MCHP) about that eligibility with ... more »»
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008Massachusetts Plan Facing More ProblemsBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Boston Globe reports on the continuing problems of the Massachusetts health plan:
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