…The one solution not on the table is the one that is the most obvious: Increase the assessment on employers who do not provide health insurance for their workers. The law now requires only that employers of 50 or more people kick in $295 per worker per year for the state to help provide it. Just how paltry that amount is became clear when we learned that insurers expect individuals to pay $380 in premiums per month….
So, where are Ms. McNamara’s suggestions on what she rightly identifies as the essential missing ingredient: meaningful cost control measures? Many of us here at BMG passionately want the goal of affordable quality coverage for all to work and have put forth suggestions to this end, but maybe Ms. McNamara hasn’t had a chance to read thru them…yet. đŸ™‚
Here’s a good resource for state health system cost control work currently underway but largely being ignored by the leges “leadership”: MassCare. Why? hint: Follow the money trail.
charley-on-the-mta says
Ann — did you see that copyright notice at the end? That means you can’t just reprint the whole thing. Please present what you think is most important, and give a link to the whole thing. McNamara doesn’t write for free.
republican-rock-radio-machine says
“The Legislature owes one to the people. Earlier this month lawmakers [illegally] blocked a ballot initiative that would have put the demand for real universal healthcare on the ballot next November.”
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Yeah but these guys ALWAYS “[illegally] blocked a ballot” they have been complaining about this on WRKO 680 AM.
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No new news here – republicans in this state have been saying this for years
annem says
If anyone can go to the boston.com site and read it, what’s the difference? (some folks won’t click link so won’t read it and won’t be informed of McNamara’s perspective…) but I don’t want to bring any heat onto BMG so if you say so, ok.
annem says
“News & Updates: Connector Selects Sub-Connector”
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This what I stumbled across while searching thru the Connector’s website trying to help an acquaintance find details on how much he’d have to pay and for what as a low income person who needs insurance. The Press Release seems to omit the pricetag of the “Sub-Connector” bid that was 4 times lower than other bids. There sure are a lot of moving parts to try and keep track of so teh implementation process absolutely must be transparent and publicly accountable. So what’s the pricetag for this Sub-Connector?
mannygoldstein says
The more layers we add, the more money we save – doesn’t that make sense?