The Obamacare Alternative: 33 State Think Tanks Announce Patient-Centered Health Care Reforms

The Obamacare Alternative: 33 State Think Tanks Announce Patient-Centered
Health Care Reforms
Policy specialists from across the country invite media to join October 13
conference call

CHICAGO, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, October 13, in
response to national calls for an alternative to Obamacare, representatives
from 33 state think tanks will announce their "patient-centered" plan for
health care reform. The proposal, which is adapted from a national study by
public policy specialist Art Laffer, will be described in detail, together
with a Q & A, on a conference call open to the press (dial-in information is
below).

"President Obama and other supporters of government-run health care like to
proclaim that there's no alternative to their plans," said John Tillman, CEO
of the Illinois Policy Institute. "Our patient-centered reform package offers
a clear alternative that puts patients, not bureaucrats, first. It protects
the doctor-patient relationship, offers viable solutions for the uninsured,
and keeps medical care affordable for all Americans."

Interested media representatives can join the call on October 13, at 12:00
p.m. EDT, by dialing into (866) 576-7975 and using access code 835246.
Speakers on the call will include:

-- John Tillman, CEO, Illinois Policy Institute
-- Donna Arduin, Partner, Arduin, Laffer & Moore, Econometrics
-- Arlene Wohlgemuth, Senior Fellow, Center for Health Care Policy, Texas
Public Policy Foundation
-- Tarren Bragdon, CEO, Maine Heritage Policy Center
-- Linda Gorman, Health Care Policy Center Director, Independence
Institute

-- Roger Stark, Center for Health Care Policy Analyst, Washington Policy
Center

The call will cover the details of the statement, with opportunity for Q & A,
as well as the economic impacts of government-run health care, the problems
with a Medicaid expansion, Maine's health care disaster, cautionary tales from
Canada, and practical state-based health care solutions.

The full plan, along with the list of think tank signatories, is available at
www.patientcenteredreform.org. For more information, contact Kristina
Rasmussen at 217-801-5516 or krasmussen@illinoispolicyinstitute.org.

About the Illinois Policy Institute
The Illinois Policy Institute is a nonpartisan research and education
organization dedicated to making our state a beacon of liberty and prosperity
for all citizens. As a leading voice for economic liberty and government
accountability, we engage policy makers, opinion leaders, and citizens on the
state and local level by promoting free market principles and liberty-based
public policy initiatives for a better Illinois. To learn more about our
organization or review our policy briefs, please visit our website at
www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org.

SOURCE Illinois Policy Institute

Kristina Rasmussen of Illinois Policy Institute, +1-217-801-5516,
krasmussen@illinoispolicyinstitute.org, or Cally Eckles, +1-312-588-4102,
Cally@macstrategiesgroup.com, for Illinois Policy Institute