The idea of Ted Kennedy, Sal DiMasi, and Robert Travaglini, among others, standing behind "Governor" Mitt Romney as he signs the health care bill at Faneuil Hall makes me positively ill. And it should make them ill as well. … [Read more...]
Mr. Irrelevant: Romney to veto assessment
Well, it was speculated; he played Hamlet for a while, wondering if it was a tax or an assessment; was it animal, vegetable, or mineral, golly gosh ...Well, now Romney is going to use a futile, symbolic line-item veto against the $295 per … [Read more...]
Kuttner on health care
This was in Saturday's Globe, now also on The American Prospect's page:Is the new Massachusetts new health plan really a model for reform nationally? Advocates of universal health coverage feel they finally have their nose under the … [Read more...]
Gabbin’ with Gabrieli — at length!
David asked first: Why run for governor? Gabrieli notes (as does Christy Mihos) that Massachusetts is 46th in job creation. To Gabrieli, the economy is not just a source of opportunity for individuals, but also allows government to expand … [Read more...]
Ambivalently optimistic? Optimistically Ambivalent?
That's how I feel about the health care bill. I'm happy that more people will be covered under MassHealth (est. 92,500 by FY2009) or the new Commonwealth Care program (est. 207,500 by FY09); ambivalent, because the personal mandate … [Read more...]
Bruce is pissed about health care
"Differently Winged" friend Bruce at mAss Backwardsis upset about the moral hazard aspects of expanding health care, especially to the poor. I've been mixing it up on the comments to his post: take a look. … [Read more...]
Romney Likely to Offer Changes to Employer Fee
From Statehouse News (subscription only, no link available)Gov. Mitt Romney is likely to recommend changes to a per-employee fee for certain companies who do not offer health insurance to their employees, the governorâs spokesman said … [Read more...]
Legislature approves health care bill
... almost unanimously: "The House approved the bill on a 154-2 vote. The Senate endorsed it 37-0.".I have to imagine Our Ex-Guv will sign it; with that margin, he'd really look pretty silly not to. (On the other hand, maybe that doesn't … [Read more...]
ACT! coalition says “Sign it!”
OK, I haven't had a chance to read more than the Conference Committee PowerPoint pdf for the health care bill, which is a cheery summary. But the pro-health care reform ACT! coalition has urged the legislature to sign the bill. Here's their … [Read more...]
House, Senate agree on health care bill; Patrick calls on Romney to sign it
AP is reporting that Senate President Travaglini and House Speaker DiMasi have at long last come to agreement on a health care reform bill. A vote in both chambers is scheduled for tomorrow. The AP report says that the bill … [Read more...]
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