Backgrounder posted November 2, 1999 by Richard Teske
How States Can Use Federal Waivers to Help the Poor and Test Health Reforms
The
nation's governors and state policymakers can play a key role in
improving health care for millions of Americans. Although states
cannot fix the major problem encumbering health care--the federal
tax treatment of health insurance--they can test various ideas that
can lead to comprehensive national health reform.
Specifically, states can…