Expressing the support of the Congress regarding the need to facilitate State innovation in national health care reform.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (25 Mar 2009): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
What this bill does
This concurrent resolution, H.Con.Res. 78, expresses the U.S. Congress's support for allowing states to experiment and innovate in how they implement national health care reform. It aims to ensure that future legislation includes provisions that encourage states to act as innovators, provide flexibility in how they meet national goals, and allow them to build upon or expand those goals. The resolution also references principles from previous acts related to state partnerships and federalism.
The bill's focus is on the relationship between federal and state governments in health care reform. It acknowledges that states have unique abilities to understand and respond to the specific health care needs and conditions of their residents. By supporting state innovation, the bill seeks to leverage successful state-level experiments and lessons learned to improve national strategies and make health care more accessible.
H.Con.Res. 78 was introduced in the House of Representatives in March 2009 and was referred to a subcommittee for further consideration. As a concurrent resolution, it does not require the President's signature and is a statement of Congress's opinion or intention rather than a law with direct enforcement power.
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Official summary
Sets forth Congress's commitment to include within legislation authorizing national health care reform provisions that facilitate state innovation and that: (1) promote the unique role of states as innovators in health care reform; (2) feature flexibility for states in implementing national goals and objectives for health care reform; (3) facilitate state efforts to improve upon and expand the goals and objectives of national health reform; and (4) incorporate the principles of state innovation espoused in the Health Partnership Act and Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act.
Timeline
25 Mar 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Common questions
- What does H.Con.Res. 78 do?
- This concurrent resolution, H.Con.Res. 78, expresses the U.S. Congress's support for allowing states to experiment and innovate in how they implement national health care reform. It aims to ensure that future legislation includes provisions that encourage states to act as innovators, provide flexibility in how they meet national goals, and allow them to build upon or expand those goals. The resolution also references principles from previous acts related to state partnerships and federalism. The bill's focus is on the relationship between federal and state governments in health care reform. It acknowledges that states have unique abilities to understand and respond to the specific health care needs and conditions of their residents. By supporting state innovation, the bill seeks to leverage successful state-level experiments and lessons learned to improve national strategies and make health care more accessible. H.Con.Res. 78 was introduced in the House of Representatives in March 2009 and was referred to a subcommittee for further consideration. As a concurrent resolution, it does not require the President's signature and is a statement of Congress's opinion or intention rather than a law with direct enforcement power.
- Has H.Con.Res. 78 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.Con.Res. 78. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.Con.Res. 78?
- H.Con.Res. 78 was sponsored by Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] (D-WI), with 14 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.Con.Res. 78?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (25 Mar 2009).
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