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Massachusetts 2006

Massachusetts 2006. “Every uninsured citizen in Massachusetts will soon have affordable health insurance and the costs of health care will be reduced. Gov. Romney.”.

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Massachusetts 2006

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  1. Massachusetts 2006 “Every uninsured citizen in Massachusetts will soon have affordable health insurance and the costs of health care will be reduced. Gov. Romney.” “The bill does what health experts say no other state has been able to do: provide a mechanism for all of its citizens to obtain health insurance.” Sources: Wall Street Journal 4/11/06 and New York Times 4/5/06.

  2. Massachusetts Health ReformNew Coverage • < Poverty -Medicaid HMO • 100% - 300% poverty - Partial subsidy • > 300% poverty – Buy Your Own

  3. Massachusetts: Required Coverage(Income > $30k) • Premium: $4,080 Annually (56 year old) • $2000 deductible • 20% co-insurance AFTER deductible is reached

  4. Massachusetts 1988 “I am very proud of the fact that Massachusetts will be the first state in the country to enact universal health insurance.” Gov. Dukakis` “Massachusetts last week ventured where no state has gone before: it guaranteed health insurance for every resident.” Sources: New York Times 4/14/88 and 4/26/88

  5. Oregon 1992 “Today our dreams of providing effective and affordable health care to all Oregonians has come true.” Gov. Roberts “The most far-reaching health care reform in the nation.” Sources:Washington Post 6/9/92 and 3/20/`93

  6. Tennessee 1992 “The most radical health care plan in America.” “Tennessee will cover at least 95% of its citizens with health insurance by the end of 1994.” Gov. Ned McWherter Sources: Federal & State Insurance Week 4/12/93; and NY Times 9/16/94

  7. Vermont 1992 “This is an incredibly exciting moment that should make all Vermonters proud.” Gov. Dean “Governor Howard Dean, the only governor who is a doctor, signed a law here today that sets in motion a plan to give Vermont universal healthcare by 1995.” Source: New York Times 4/12/92

  8. Minnesota 1992/1993 “Minnesota is enacting a program that will be the most sweeping effort yet to provide health insurance to people who lack it . . . the first complete reform proposal in the U.S.” “Minnesota is about to embark on a plan to solve the health-insurance crisis that could hold lessons for other states and the nation.” Sources: New York Times 4/19/92; and Richard Reece, Medical World News 7/1/92.

  9. Washington 1993 Washington state “passed one of the most aggressive health care experiments in the nation, a program that would extend medical benefits to all 5.1 million residents of the state . . . .” Source: New York Times 5/2/93

  10. Maine 2003 “It’s bold and comprehensive, and it’s now the law of the state.” Gov. Baldacci “Maine has just become the first state in the union to approve a plan to provide universal access to affordable health insurance.” Sources: AP Newswire 4/25/06 and Ellen Goodman, Washington Post Writers Group 7/7/03.

  11. Senator Baucus’ proposal reprises the key elements of schemes that have failed again and again in states across the nation. His Mandate Model reform can only add coverage by adding costs. It expands the role of wasteful private insurers, does nothing for the tens of millions who are under-insured, and foregoes the $400 billion in annual administrative savings that could be achieved under single payer. Baucus’ approach – even if passed - would quickly founder as costs continue to rise at unsustainable rates.

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