The individual mandate is enforced via the tax code, specifically, a penalty of up to 2.5% of household income if the taxpayer fails to show either acceptable coverage or an acceptable excuse for not having it. Since the passage of … [Read more...]
Health Care Econ-101 For Governor
During an appearance on WTKK-FM today, Governor Patrick dipped his toe into the free care controversy (Health Safety Net) that has been splashed over the pages of The Boston Herald. Here and here. Some highlights (lowlights) from the … [Read more...]
Mass about to lose leadership status
Our Commonwealth has always been in the vanguard when it comes to improving the lot of Americans, for example: - The Revolution started here - First to abolish slavery, and declare blacks and whites equal, and became the hub of the … [Read more...]
Our Gov schools Congress on health care
You know what? I'm damn glad this guy got re-elected. Be proud, Massachusetts.WASHINGTON — The loaded title of the congressional hearing was “The Consequences of ObamaCare.’’ And the introduction before … [Read more...]
MA Medicaid Chief: “maybe a single payer would be better”
From Sunday's Herald: "I like the market, but the more and more I stay in it, the more and more I think that maybe a single payer would be better," said Terry Dougherty, director of MassHealth - the state-run Medicaid plan that insures … [Read more...]
It’s All. About. Health. Care. Costs.
I'm going to de-shrillify the central argument of a Paul Krugman column, so that we can all try to get the point, minus the extra two-minute-hate adrenaline rush:The budget crisis is due to Medicare and Medicaid cost increases over … [Read more...]
Patrick files legislation to control health care costs
"Massachusetts led the nation on health care reform and is poised to lead again on health care cost containment," said Governor Patrick. "With 98 percent of the Commonwealth's residents insured, we have shown how government, consumers, … [Read more...]
Real Competition at the Health Connector?
The Connector Board yesterday moved forward with plans to introduce "competition" into the bidding process for insurers selling to those buying coverage within Commonwealth Care (CommCare). CommCare: more than 160,000 residents - … [Read more...]
Public option is dead — long live the public option?
So says CommonwealthUnbound (email, full article posted at Jamie Eldridge's site):Congressional Republicans saw their sweeping midterm gains as a mandate to roll back the nation’s sweeping new health care reform package. After … [Read more...]
The face of judicial activism
This, friends, is what judicial activism looks like. This is district judge Roger Vinson, who was named to the federal bench in Florida by President Reagan. As you probably know, he ruled yesterday (full opinion here) that the … [Read more...]
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