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.
Thursday, March 6, 2008Baltimore Set to Ban Trans FatsSome doctors question health benefits of the ban By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareIt looks like Baltimore is heading down the road of banning trans fats from being used in city resturants. An article in today's Baltimore Sun indicates why this may not be the best use of ... more »»
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Thursday, March 6, 2008Asking the Government to Raise Insurance RatesBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareAs the Seattle Times reports:
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Sunday, March 2, 2008High Wage Insurance Mandate?Another twist on the individual mandate By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareWhile the individual mandate is faring poorly in Massachusetts, legislators in Maryland are doing their best to ignore the experience of our fellow liberal state to the north. Instead, legislators are looking at more »»
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Thursday, February 28, 2008Maryland May Delay Medicaid ExpansionBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Baltimore Sun reports on Maryland's lower-than-expected tax revenue and the problems it is causing for the state budget. On the heels of an unprecedented slew of new taxes imposed in November, the ... more »»
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008CongressDaily: Governors Want More Medicaid MoneyNext news item: sun rises in the East By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareIn perhaps the most predictable story to come out of the National Governors Association's meeting, Governors want more money to bail out their state's Medicaid programs:
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008States Pushing Long-Term Care InsuranceLooking for ways to reduce Medicaid costs By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareStates are looking at a new way of reducing future Medicaid spending -- urge residents to purchase long-term care insurance.
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Friday, February 22, 2008CMS Wants to Change MedicaidNew rules aimed at giving states more flexibility By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareIn another move sure to anger liberal interest groups and Democrats in the House and Senate, the Bush Administration is seeking flexibility to allow states to reshape their Medicaid programs: "The rule changes ... more »»
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008Continuing to Exploit Deamonte DriverUsing a child's death to expand government health care By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareLast week a Senate subcommittee held a hearing into Medicaid dental care in Maryland. A year ago Deamonte Driver died due to lack of dental care and the state has been under pressure ever since to reform and ... more »»
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Friday, February 22, 2008"Slacker Mandate" AdvancesSeventeen states mandating insurance companies cover "children" into their 20s By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Washington Post reports on the latest trend in health insurance mandates -- the "slacker mandate": "In the past two years, 17 states have passed laws that let young adults ... more »»
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Monday, February 11, 2008Federal Medicaid Funding Increase in the Works?Congressmen introduce FMAP boost By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareHouse Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) introduced legislation earlier this month to boost federal Medicaid payments to some states. As the Kaiser Daily Health Report puts it, the bill "would ... more »»
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