Health Care Reform: Been There, Done That - NewsBlaze

CBC.ca Health Care Reform: Been There, Done That NewsBlaze, CA In 1988, then-governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis declared when signing his health care reform law, " Massachusetts will [now] be the first state in the country to enact universal health insurance ." The next year, then-governor Barbara Roberts of ... Should we close our eyes and follow Obama's lead? Spero News First, Do No Harm Video Contest Galen Institute Uninsured: The Numbers by State TPMCafé all
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Lobbyists lash out on NY health-care taxes - Bizjournals.com

New York Times Lobbyists lash out on NY health -care taxes Bizjournals.com, NC - 2 hours ago Among them are an estimated $770 million in new or raised taxes and fees on health care and health insurance . And potential mandates are looming over the ... HEALTH REFORM: False Choices: Health Reform or the Economy? New America Foundation Universal Health Insurance Coverage or Economic Relief — A False ... New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) NEJM Perspective
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Tribune poll: Most Utahns back making health coverage mandatory - Salt Lake Tribune

Tribune poll: Most Utahns back making health coverage mandatory Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 15 hours ago Unable to afford health coverage - her employer didn't offer it - she turned to Medicaid. "If I were in a situation to do that [buy health insurance ], ...
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Blues Plans Are Expected to Add Individual Products and Brace for ... Atlantic
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Patient choice should drive health reform - Boston Globe

Patient choice should drive health reform Boston Globe, United States - 11 hours ago Almost all buyers of health insurance purchase plans with limited cost-sharing mechanisms, such as co- insurance , deductibles, or co-payments. ... Editorial: Hospital power plays Providence Journal Viewpoint: Socialized medicine and the Massachusetts mess Mineral Wells Index all 3 news articles
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Quality of rural health care varies widely, says report Amador Ledger-Dispatch, CA -
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Swiss, Dutch health systems models for universal insurance coverage - eMaxHealth.com

ScienceMode Swiss, Dutch health systems models for universal insurance coverage eMaxHealth.com, NC - 21 hours ago ... systems with an individual mandate and insurance market reforms that are similar to the Massachusetts universal health insurance coverage law. ... Commonwealth Fund Study Examines Swiss, Dutch Health Systems Kaiser network.org all 4 news articles
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Health care, arts, PCBs may be impacted in Obama administration Berkshire Eagle, MA - 8
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She's fleeing the state over health insurance - Nashua Telegraph

She's fleeing the state over health insurance Nashua Telegraph, NH - 11 hours ago 31. My new home is in Massachusetts . A smaller apartment, but in a state that cares. A state where I can get affordable health insurance . ...
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CBC.ca Health Care By and For the People YES! Magazine, WA - 10 hours ago And public health insurance agencies are in a better position to negotiate for
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Job Losses and Health-Care Reform - BusinessWeek

Job Losses and Health -Care Reform BusinessWeek - Dec 17, 2008 In addition, Massachusetts instituted comprehensive health insurance reform in 2006, reducing uninsured rolls in that state by 300000 in 2007. ...
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Reining In Health Insurance Premiums -- Bay State Employers Can ... MSNBC - Dec 18, 2008 ANDOVER, MA - In a tough economy, Massachusetts employers need creative strategies to keep a lid on
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Obama health plans would cost $1 trillion over next decade - Bizjournals.com

Beaverton Valley Times Obama health plans would cost $1 trillion over next decade Bizjournals.com, NC - Nov 13, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama’s universal health insurance plans would look a lot like the program being tried in Massachusetts . It would cost $75 billion a ... Future of Nation’s Health Care May Take Its Cue From Massachusetts Workforce Management NEJM Perspectives Examine US Primary Care System; Report Examines ... Kaiser network.org all 77 news articles
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First of 4 forums to examine health care - Pueblo Chieftain

Pueblo Chieftain First of 4 forums to examine health care Pueblo Chieftain, CO - 5 hours ago Courtright said the universal health insurance program in Massachusetts “is not working.” As she described that system, Massachusetts requires people to buy ...
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‘Code Red’ presents health crisis cures Centre Daily Times, PA - 10 hours ago He underscores the experimental nature of federalism by discussing “Mini- National Health Insurance Systems” in Hawaii,
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Massachusetts universal health insurance law: Changes in regs ... - World Health Care Blog

Massachusetts universal health insurance law: Changes in regs ... World Health Care Blog, DC - 19 hours ago by David Harlow Massachusetts has famously gotten many of the state’s uninsured covered thanks to the state mandate. The “pay or play” approach taken has ...
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Mitchell tackles health care at forum Bangor Daily News, ME - 11 hours ago Jon Kingsdale of the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority in Massachusetts told
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