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June 22nd, 2005 at 7:49 pm
To take it even further, the Governor said that anyone who can afford to buy the insurance will be required to do so and if they refuse their state income tax refunds and/or pay checks will be attached.
(He didn’t outline what income level he believes people are well off enough to afford it)
You are exempt if you can show you can pay for health care on your own (read that rich people need not worry about it)
And, there is no provision regarding employers in these plans so there are concerns that companies will just drop health coverage for employees since the state will require the workers to pay for it themselves.
June 22nd, 2005 at 7:53 pm
test?
June 24th, 2005 at 4:04 pm
I think you are wrong. BCBS, Harvard Pilgrim are non-profit organizations and simply price to cover costs and maintain a reasonable warchest in case of a catastrophic event in Massachusetts and we all needed healthcare at once.
Mitt’s proposal is actually pretty good. It helps get rid of the deadbeats who can pay, but don’t. We end up paying for them. It is called responsibility. No where in the plan does it say the totally impoverished will be denied healthcare. I also don’t see the overused comments that it is pro-business, when it really is pro-little guy who is fed up with the escalating costs of paying for healthcare.