Is Mass. a Model for Healthcare?
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Is Mass. a Model for Healthcare?

Title: Is Mass. a Model for Healthcare?

Published: Wed, 26 Aug 2009

Description: SPECIAL REPORT - One of the big initiatives Senator Kennedy was hoping to push through before his passing was a national universal health care plan. And while there's been lots of buzz around the country about this controversial plan, lawmakers are looking to Massachusetts as a model for the country's health care system. FOX25's Mark Ockerbloom reports.    

Full Article: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/special_reports/is_mass_a_model_for_healthcare_082609

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" How do you like her that and -- At port sale Eilat. And year old Charlie and -- a rare autoimmune do in order in different medication and is on chemotherapy. She's one of the more than 4030000. Newly insured people in -- and and is on the subsidized commonwealth care. I need -- year and help them. NASA made it into a day when then governor Mitt Romney on an historic bill. Making the date -- the first and they require every -- to resident. To have health and are now the -- the lowest rate of uninsured and in the country -- 2.0 percent. In animal model for the nation's most of the approach of being there that are really have pay significantly on what we've done -- masters. John King Ellis executive director of the -- health connector. According to there are elements now is we want to have been adopted by many of the congressional proposal. Like responsibility requiring individuals can afford or -- And a mandate for employers -- make a fair contribution to health care -- Boycott is a major issue in now and 2008 the plan went 150 million dollars over budget. In 2009. It -- bludgeoning an additional 240 million dollars to keep it running. Question of whether the value of the plan is worth the cost."

" Health reform has trolley that -- that a lot of -- Congressmen and women are gonna vote on. Op and our. I think particularly looking to understand lol where is a win here for my constituents what's. What's gonna make them after it."

" Country -- meeting with members of congress -- worried about the -- the universe here. Government the pain for although on free. Ethical. To another entity to witness statements labeled with the lord part of the cost to the federal government whenever. Obama. The federal level taxpayers and patients -- have. -- that pay like Charlie affordable healthcare is the only option for survival."

" I hope -- healthcare reform passes and -- In my life depends on. Its sales lot of people."

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