The Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO) has written up a nice comparison sheet (.pdf) between the House and Senate health care plans. The third column is apparently what GBIO plans to push for in conference committee. Their bargaining position:
- MassHealth expansion for adults to 200% of poverty
- No stripped down insurance products (waste of money)
- Sliding scale subsidies for MassHealth for everyone up to 300% poverty
- Keeping the House’s employer assessment as a fiscal necessity
- Support for individual mandate only if it is accompanied by strong employer responsibility
mandate, and so long as affordability, privacy and quality controls are maintained.
Other news: GBIO reports that it has gathered over 42,000 signatures for the MassACT ballot initiative. That doesn’t count all those gathered by the rest of the MassACT coalition. Wow.
Also: John McDonough points us to NECN’s Jim Braude asking Our Guv if it’s OK for businesses that do provide insurance to subsidize those that don’t. Vague phumphering ensues.
Please share widely!
Thanks for pointing this out. There is so much information to follow to try and keep up to date with this issue.