WEEK 14

November 29 (Monday): Health Care

READ: Nathan, "Federalism And Health Policy"
            Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, "State of the States 2010", 5-10, 15-23, 34-42
            Conlan & Posner, Intergovernmental Management for the 21st Century, 157-175
            McCollum, "Constitutional Analysis of the Individual Mandate"
            "Missouri Vote Puts Health Care Back in the Crosshairs"

1. Were the states' health policy initiatives and use of waivers, especially the innovations in Massachusetts, indispensible for making the 2010 Federal health care bill politically possible?

2. Is access to health care a right that should be guaranteed by the Federal government, regardless of cost? If so, should the states continue to administer health care policy? Use the evidence from the readings

3. Do Florida and other states who object to the 2010 Federal health care bill have a legitimate complaint? What should the Obama administration do about their opposition?