A Health Care Plan that May Please Liberals and Conservatives
This article, originally written by STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Writer, outlines in-brief a new health care for all of the uninsured in Massachusetts.
According to the reporter the plan has appeal to both liberals --employer mandate to provide healthcare crowd -- and conservatives --personal accountability crowd.
The bill proposes to insure all of those without healthcare. It passed the state House (154-2) and Senate (37-0) and is expected to be signed into law by the Governor Mitt Romney. This bill may be a model for the rest of the country. You can read about it here.
I'm a little suspicious about a bill which mandates healthcare from private insurance groups, but this may be the start of the ideal that healthcare is a right, not a privilege.
This article, originally written by STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Writer, outlines in-brief a new health care for all of the uninsured in Massachusetts.
According to the reporter the plan has appeal to both liberals --employer mandate to provide healthcare crowd -- and conservatives --personal accountability crowd.
The bill proposes to insure all of those without healthcare. It passed the state House (154-2) and Senate (37-0) and is expected to be signed into law by the Governor Mitt Romney. This bill may be a model for the rest of the country. You can read about it here.
I'm a little suspicious about a bill which mandates healthcare from private insurance groups, but this may be the start of the ideal that healthcare is a right, not a privilege.
posted by Van at 9:08 AM
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Looks interesting, but let's not idealize a model that has not been proven yet.
Mass will be the ginuea pig, let's hope it works.
"...this may be the start of the ideal that healthcare is a right, not a privilege." -van
No, It is a demand. From what I have seen and read of it the plan seems to make sense. Up to the point where you must have insurance within 2 years (I think) or you start getting fined or tax refunds withheld.
Essentially this is like a new tax that is forced on the people, you don't pay to the state... you pay to a company.
I see a lot of problems that could come up.
Yes, there are potential problems, but it's at least a starting point.
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