Comments on: Massachusetts Update

By: Rethinking the Massachusetts Health Care Model | Linda Gorman | NCPA

Rethinking the Massachusetts Health Care Model | Linda Gorman | NCPA — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:31:32 +0000

[...] People in Massachusetts have been fined because they have failed to buy government specified health insurance policies whether they need them or not. Even people with good corporate policies may run afoul of the law because their policies aren’t “generous enough.” [...]

By: Bart Ingles

Bart Ingles — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:24:20 +0000

Neoconservative: a liberal who has been mugged by reality.

By: Neil H.

Neil H. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:30:51 +0000

I like the story about the liberal Democrat speech writer coming to terms with what these guys are really talking about.

By: Linda Gorman

Linda Gorman — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:48:11 +0000

Commonwealth and a whole lot of other policy groups obsessed with “access” have yet to figure out that coverage is not at all the same as actual medical care.

By: Larry C.

Larry C. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:40:28 +0000

Brian, that just shows how totally out of touch the Commonwealth Fund is with reality.

By: Brian W.

Brian W. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:04:56 +0000

The Commonwealth Fund’s new report ranks Massachusetts #1 for access to health care. No kidding! The Commonwealth Fund ranked Massachusetts #7 overall.

http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Charts-and-Maps/State-Scorecard-2009.aspx

The taxicab driver and everyone else struggling to get health care in Massachusetts would feel a lot better if they would just read the Commonwealth Fund report, which says “Massachusetts has achieved the highest health insurance rates in the United States as a result of comprehensive health reform legislation.”

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:28:16 +0000

Nancy, this is what we can look forward to nationwide.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:20:52 +0000

The Boston cab driver’s experience is very interesting. This is what they call “univeral coverage” in Massachusetts and in Washington and at the Commonwealth Fund and in most health policy circles.