title: The states go marching in. With an impasse in Washington, some states are taking sides in the reform debate.
abstract: With reform apparently sitting on the back burner in Washington, some states are cooking up their own healthcare policies-some of which are designed to slice and dice any federal initiatives. "We're different from Washington, D.C.," said Mark Leno, a state senator for California. "There, Congress has the final word. In California, the voters have the final word".
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vesely
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D018166:Health Care Reform; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States