Tue, 04 Apr 2006

Mass. Lawmakers OK Mandatory Health Bill

Government "mandates" are never more than taxes in drag, but this program could prove to be very interesting: it could show us to what extent insurance is the problem, rather then the solution.

I've written on this topic before, and will be watching this experiment closely. My prediction: with these rules in place, health care costs in Massachusetts will rise faster and further than in the region or the nation. We'll see ...

AP - Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday that would make Massachusetts the first state to require that all its citizens have some form of health insurance.

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