H.Con.Res. 78 · 111th Congress

Expressing the support of the Congress regarding the need to facilitate State innovation in national health care reform.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2009-03-24
Latest action
2009-03-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.