Gov. Romney will sign this.
Remember that fact when he runs for prezzzz.
Posted on 04/04/2006 12:51:34 PM PDT by SmithL
BOSTON -- Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday that would make Massachusetts the first state to require that all of its citizens have some form of health insurance.
The plan — hailed as a national model and approved just 24 hours after the final details were released — would dramatically expand access to health care over the next three years.
If all goes as the supporters hope . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Yeah right
Wish in one hand and...
.... their taxes will double or even triple in that time. And how much more so when the illegals decide that Mass. is the place to be!!!
I oppose laws made to force anyone to do business with insurance companies.
So many say the JOOOOOOOOSSSSSS or the RICH NECONS or OIL BARRONS or the billionaire lefty looney tunes control this nation.
In truth,as I see it, the most powerful lobby by far in this nation is that of the insurance industry. They have their tenticles in every part of life private and otherwise.
I think it is time to tell the insurance industry to piss off!
As the insurance companies cease all health insurance operations in the state...
Louisiana requires people to have car insurance (if they own a car that is). You can look at this two ways- Bad for private business but good for taxpayer/ insured people who end up paying higher premiums and taxes(medicaid, etc) because of the uninsured. Uninsured still get sick,injured, etc, its just that somebody else has to pay.
Another gift to corporations. The level of statism in this country amazes me on a daily basis.
Why in the world would they leave the state? The bill forces everyone to buy their product or face penalties.
Mandatory health insurance is basically another tax on the entire population. There are plenty of people who may not need health insurance for any number of reasons. Maybe they keep themselves healthy. Maybe they prefer to take the gamble and pay for catastrophic disasters only if one such thing happened. Maybe they just think insurance is a scam to begin with.
This is just as bad as northeastern states and how they require driver's insurance for every eligible driver. Whether you drive once or drive every day, you MUST have insurance. In fact, I think in New Jersey you need insurance even if you have a license and no car.
This kind of policy reeks of pandering to insurance companies, and does nothing more than place a tax upon everyone.
I am sure you meant to say "uninsured poor". Before HSAs became available a couple of years ago, I never had health insurance, and no one ever payed any of my medical bills.
Gov. Romney will sign this.
Remember that fact when he runs for prezzzz.
How long do you think it's going to be until MA starts trying to completely dictate what they can charge and what they have to cover?
I believe they already do.
The state is also going to limit what insurance companies charge, and force them to pay unaffordable benefits -- if these rules aren't in the law now, they soon will be put into law.
As private insurers flee, the government will step in to fill the void -- with more pain to long-suffering taxpayers, and rationing for citizens. It'll be a mess.
No necessarily poor- some will go the er but will not pay the bill and it will be written off as a bad debt.
Mitt Romney's presidential prospects just came to a screeching halt.
I dont think they will see many new small businesses opening very soon and I would guess this will drive a few out of business.
"The cost will rise from an estimated $316 million in the first year to more than a $1 billion in the third year"
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