Massachusetts Healthcare Reform Law

[EvDownJr]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20255585


This is an interesting social experiment to me; universal healthcare appears great in theory; however hence lies the burden of cost.

Many individuals do not want to (and/or) can not afford its associated costs via income tax. The proposed mesure appears a hybrid: imposing mixed burden on the state, individuals, and employers. Also imposing liabilities to citizens who fail to obtain coverage.

Who knows what the outcome may be.

[ladycolorado]

i can picture a very crappy hmo where doctor choice taken away, of course no alternative therapy covered, seems like a big old soup sandwich in the making to me, (LC).

[EvDownJr]

Good point LC. Certainly if we tried to manage healthcare from one Gov't sponsored system, it would be the HMO from hades for. This bill is just requiring everyone to have health insurance and negotiating contracts to bring costs down for smaller employers and individuals without insurance. Large firms and civil service have that economy of scale to reduce per unit costs and moolah to support such a contract. Small companies and individual applicants (especially w/pre-existing) conditions were SOL. I think the state's intervention to bring cost-effective insurance to last two populations is a great idea. Requiring those who choose not to have health insurance may be a different story.

If you've ever been to Mass., the culture is so unusual up there it may work.