Interesting piece on health care by Gov. Doyle on the Huffington Post last week. Sure, it’s his job to toot his state’s own horn, but he makes some important points in this post. In addition to laying out the case for addressing the nationwide health care crisis, Gov. Doyle focuses on the importance of investing in preventive care and other cost-saving measures. He notes that while other states are cutting back on health care programs in the face of budget problems, Wisconsin continues to expand ours, as the state continues to invest in our innovative programs like BadgerCare Plus and SeniorCare. He points out that these are important investments on both the moral and financial levels, arguing that covering children and families is a worthy goal in itself, but also that there is money to be saved by eliminating barriers and simplifying enrollment for these programs, so people are able to get the care they need before their health problems worsen and get more expensive to treat. In other words, Wisconsin continues to be a national leader on health care because it is both a moral and fiscal imperative.