It failed in MA? Did it get repealed?
It dragged thier economy into the toilet.
No idea if they woke up and dumped it.
lol no it didn't. Stop making up bullshit. the housing market and the failures of wallstreets caused Mass economy to collapse.
But good on you to pass the buck to their healthcare system for being the real reason.
What a joke
Massachusetts health care reform - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The reduced state payments anticipated that by reducing the number of uninsured people Commonwealth Care would reduce the amount of charity care provided by hospitals.[36] In a subsequent story that same month the Globe reported that Commonwealth Care faced a short-term funding gap of $100 million and the need to obtain a new three-year
funding commitment from the federal government of $1.5 billion.[37] By June 2011 enrollment is projected to grow to 342,000 people at an annual expense of $1.35 billion. The original projections were for the program to ultimately cover approximately 215,000 people at a cost of $725 million.[
During the week of April 5, 2010, the Boston Globe reported that more than a thousand people in Massachusetts had "gamed" the mandate/penalty provision of the law since implementation by choosing to be insured only a few months a year, typically when in need of a specific medical procedure. On the average, the Globe reported, these part-time enrolees were paying $1200$1600 in premiums over a few months and receiving $10,000 or more in healthcare services before again dropping coverage
PNHP: Massachusetts healthcare system a failure | Healthcare Finance News
WASHINGTON The Massachusetts healthcare system, widely regarded as an example of how to provide universal coverage and keep costs low, is faltering badly and should not be held up as a national model for reform, according to a study released by Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) and Public Citizen.
PNHP's study found that the state's 2006 reforms, instead of reducing costs, have been more expensive. The budget overruns have forced the state to siphon about $150 million from safety-net providers such as public hospitals and community clinics.
Many low-income residents who used to receive free care now face co-payments, premiums and deductibles under the new system - financial burdens that prevent many from receiving necessary medical treatment, the study said. Since the state's reforms passed, premiums under the state insurance program have increased 9.4 percent. The study found that a middle-income person on the cheapest available state plan could end up paying $9,872 in premiums, deductibles and co-insurance for the year.
There's more if you want to do some searching on your own.
But you are correct, to keep the state economy from tanking, they borrowed $1.5 billion.
Good thing I don't mind paying for other peoples **** ups.
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