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Massachusetts has begun imposing stiff fines on residents who, for whatever reason, fail to purchase health insurance.
The program is the enforcement end of the state's universal health-insurance plan – and the fees reach up to $912 a year.
The state health-insurance initiative, signed into law by former Gov. Mitt Romney, has been compared to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's national universal health-care plan – especially on the enforcement side.
The penalties apply to anyone deemed able to afford health insurance by the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, the state agency that oversees the entire program.
Fines accrue every month to individuals not insured ...
...The 2-year-old program is already $147 million in the red, and the four carriers that provide the subsidized insurance estimate costs rising by 14 percent in the next year.
To deal with the crisis, state officials have ordered carriers to "cut payments to doctors and hospitals, reduce choices for patients, and possibly increase how much patients will have to pay," according to a report in the Boston Globe.
Government at work. If you can't afford insurance how are you going to pay a fine? Don't pay, go to jail and then you get medical care, room and board and the govt. takes care of your family. (:
Mike, are you saying that a Universal/Nationalized Health Coverage plan, um, won't work?
I saw a show recently that featured infamous documentary maker Michael Moore's "Sicko", along with others that were both supportive and against national health coverage. National health care does have its benefits, however - just in MY opinion - I lived in France and the taxes were outrageous, and they have nationalized health care. LONG lines, NO choices, and the quality isn't there, either.
As a self-employed person, I pay close to 500.00 a month for health coverage that basically is catastrophic coverage, and I carry a 2,000 deductible. Good thing I don't get sick. I agree that something needs to be done - but no one appears to be creating the right solutions - or coming up with a program that will truly benefit all....
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Posted by Shovelhead (Mike McLaughlin) on March 6, 2008 at 8:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Massachusetts has begun imposing stiff fines on residents who, for whatever reason, fail to purchase health insurance.
The program is the enforcement end of the state's universal health-insurance plan – and the fees reach up to $912 a year.
The state health-insurance initiative, signed into law by former Gov. Mitt Romney, has been compared to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's national universal health-care plan – especially on the enforcement side.
The penalties apply to anyone deemed able to afford health insurance by the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, the state agency that oversees the entire program.
Fines accrue every month to individuals not insured ...
...The 2-year-old program is already $147 million in the red, and the four carriers that provide the subsidized insurance estimate costs rising by 14 percent in the next year.
To deal with the crisis, state officials have ordered carriers to "cut payments to doctors and hospitals, reduce choices for patients, and possibly increase how much patients will have to pay," according to a report in the Boston Globe.
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Posted by patrandall (pat Randall) on March 6, 2008 at 9:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Government at work.
If you can't afford insurance how are you going to pay a fine?
Don't pay, go to jail and then you get medical care, room and board and the govt. takes care of your family. (:
Posted by AZangel99 (Jane Wilcox) on March 6, 2008 at 10:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Mike, are you saying that a Universal/Nationalized Health Coverage plan, um, won't work?
I saw a show recently that featured infamous documentary maker Michael Moore's "Sicko", along with others that were both supportive and against national health coverage. National health care does have its benefits, however - just in MY opinion - I lived in France and the taxes were outrageous, and they have nationalized health care. LONG lines, NO choices, and the quality isn't there, either.
As a self-employed person, I pay close to 500.00 a month for health coverage that basically is catastrophic coverage, and I carry a 2,000 deductible. Good thing I don't get sick. I agree that something needs to be done - but no one appears to be creating the right solutions - or coming up with a program that will truly benefit all....
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