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Massachusetts Makes Health Insurance Mandatory

Posted by kdawson on from the no-sickos-here dept.

Iron Condor writes "Massachusetts is the first state to require its residents to secure health insurance, a plan designed to get as close as practically possible to statewide universal health care. Presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney originally introduced the idea in 2004. Effective July 1, 2007, the law, which uses federal and state tax dollars, is aimed at making health insurance affordable to all residents of the state, including low-income populations. Those who fall below the federal poverty line may be eligible for health care at no cost."

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  1. Re:Socialised Healthcare is the future for the US by Bartab · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Most unemployed people are not lazy bums who don't want to work. They are people with psychological problems who feel being outcast from society, and don't belong anywhere. So? Why should I, or anybody, support their psychological issues.

    Consider it modern darwinism. Eliminate their genes that cannot handle their modern environment.
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  2. Re:Finally America! by ChrisMaple · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Hopefully soon this will be the case over the whole USA.
    You hate America that much.
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