Health care tax credits coupled with other state reforms would go a long way toward improving affordability and reducing the ranks of the uninsured.

The most important domestic policy issue in America today is how to get the best quality care for every American at the most reasonable price. Recognizing that government-funded health care programs ration care and instead putting the money behind a refundable health tax credit could give all Americans the ability to buy a health plan that meets their needs.

Efforts to reach a compromise on SCHIP are unlikely to resolve the fundamental problems with the House bill.

SCHIP has not performed well in terms of stable coverage, access to primary care and preventive services, and the quality of care.

Congress has a chance to accomplish the same level of health coverage without disrupting the existing coverage of families with children.