Summary
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature have abandoned any serious attempt at health care reform in California. Instead, they're waiting for President Barack Obama to push national reform through Congress - but that raises the question: How well will the president's concepts address this state's particular health care nightmare?
We can't leave the answer to chance. The state has a disastrous budget outlook and a history of doing a poor job of capturing federal Medicaid dollars for health care needs. Schwarzenegger, the Legislature and Silicon Valley's leaders need to get into this game, engaging California's congressional delegation and helping to shape the nation's new health care policy. What works for Rust Belt states like Obama's Illinois may not work as well here.See the full content of this document
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Obama Needs Help On Health Care
Besides, the president and members of Congress could learn useful lessons from Schwarzenegger's failed attempt to make 2007 "...
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