Freshman Ventura County Supervisor Peter Foy weighs in on the state's healthcare reform efforts in an essay posted today on the conservative blog on state issues, the Flash Report, published by state party vice chairman Jon Fleischman.

In a brief introduction, Fleischman notes that Foy's election last year boosted the "ideological firepower" of the Ventura County board, and Foy's essay confirms the observation. He argues only for some market-based tweaks in the existing healthcare system and condemns efforts by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to expand insurance coverage in the state by extending the reach of government subsidized insurance and requiring all employers to either directly provide health benefits to workers or to pay into a state fund that would buy insurance for them.