Comments on: Massachusetts health program, model for Obama’s reform, strains state budget

By: President Obama Continues To Make Iffy Comparisons Between The Failing MA Healthcare Plan and His Failing ObamaCare!… Can’t This Moron Ever Note That He Is Just Plain Screwy!… They Are Not Comparable!…

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:02:34 +0000

[...] that were not enough, one need only look to see that the MA model has not worked very well at all during the years that it has been in force. That said, in the [...]

By: Mitt Romney’s Health Care Evasions - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

Mitt Romney’s Health Care Evasions - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:56:12 +0000

[...] require all that extra funding? Because RomneyCare wasn’t cheap, or even as cheap as expected. It ran over-budget fairly early on, and, according to Beacon Hill’s report, has coincided with a $414 million rise in state health [...]

By: The Cure for Progressivism is Sarah Palin, and WE The People! | Secure The Republic With Sarah

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:13:51 +0000

[...] In 2006, the state of Massachusetts passed a sweeping overhaul of the state’s health-care system. The system, which influenced the Obama administration’s plans for national reform, has since faced unexpected and unchecked growth in costs, both to the government and individuals, forcing the government to cut benefits and raise taxes. Now analysts say that without significant policy changes, the program’s long-term viability is in doubt.Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/01/10/massachusetts-health-program-a-model-for-obamas-national-reform-st... [...]

By: Rick Perry jumps in, Tim Pawlenty bows out!

Rick Perry jumps in, Tim Pawlenty bows out! — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:38:14 +0000

[...] in demographics or immigration might affect employment in these states. And Krugman sure as heck isn't going to mention this: State officials have successfully increased health insurance coverage in the state: With only [...]

By: Will Mitt Romney Disown RomneyCare? - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

Will Mitt Romney Disown RomneyCare? - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine — Tue, 10 May 2011 17:05:56 +0000

[...] nation and rising still. Emergency rooms are more crowded than ever. The whole system is beset by cost overruns large enough that state officials have suggested the overspending could endanger the program’s [...]

By: The Rounds: Budgets, Romneycare and Canada - Hanas on Health

The Rounds: Budgets, Romneycare and Canada - Hanas on Health — Thu, 05 May 2011 14:05:53 +0000

[...] And how’s the prototype of Obamacare doing in Massachusetts? By almost any measure, Romneycare is a failure. Peter Suderman of Reason states: So insurance coverage has increased, but largely thanks to tax-funded subsidization. Yet that’s created problems too: As more people got coverage, the system has struggled to keep up with increased demand for services. Uncompensated care, frequently cited as the justification for ObamaCare’s mandate, has remained expensive as emergency rooms have been flooded. And we’re not even getting into the cost overruns. [...]

By: RomneyCare: Nope, Still Not Working - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

RomneyCare: Nope, Still Not Working - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:59:46 +0000

[...] So insurance coverage has increased, but largely thanks to tax-funded subsidization. Yet that's created problems too: As more people got coverage, the system has struggled to keep up with increased demand for services. Uncompensated care, frequently cited as the justification for ObamaCare’s mandate, has remained expensive as emergency rooms have been flooded. And we’re not even getting into the cost overruns. [...]

By: Can you live on $300.00 a week unemployment? - Page 6 - TeamstersOnline

Can you live on $300.00 a week unemployment? - Page 6 - TeamstersOnline — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:22:38 +0000

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By: 90 Weeks Until Prez Elections – Wed., March 9, 2011 «

90 Weeks Until Prez Elections – Wed., March 9, 2011 « — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:33:31 +0000

[...] If you are not yet a believer consider… Obamacare dress rehearsal-Massachusetts…. http://dailycaller.com/2010/01/10/massachusetts-health-program-a-model-for-obamas-national-reform-st... More cost issues and Obamacare “Whats up with that” Bad Insurance Companies bad… [...]

By: Never a User Fee Romney Didn’t Like, Wins New Hampshire Straw Poll | Asian Conservatives

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 01:39:25 +0000

[...] Romney Care Strains Massachusetts State Budget–Daily Caller [...]

By: AlexCNA

AlexCNA — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:14:00 +0000

CNA – Mitt Romney

By: AlexCNA

AlexCNA — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:05:11 +0000

Agree with you, Sandra. They could take lots of money from gas companies, gas stations and etc. Specially heart’s problems coming from gas smell.

By: The Challenges of State Exchanges under the PPACA « The Triple Pact: Patient, Provider and Payer

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:26:26 +0000

[...] Massachussetts has had an exchange since 2006, yet it has the highest premiums in the nation. In fact, the insurance program’s costs have increased 42% since 2006, or $600 million. [...]

By: How much is Obama Care going to cost you? - Page 8 - Religious Education Forum

How much is Obama Care going to cost you? - Page 8 - Religious Education Forum — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:03:39 +0000

[...] Massachusetts health program, model for Obama’s reform, strains state budget | The Daily Calle… __________________ I will keep my guns, freedom and money. You can keep the change! [...]

By: Is The NYT Agenda Single Payer? | IgnorantME

Is The NYT Agenda Single Payer? | IgnorantME — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:42:43 +0000

[...] course, the problems in New York, and Massachusetts weren’t a secret. They were well known, and published repeatedly, just not in “the [...]

By: Quit Playing Games With My Health Care System? - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

Quit Playing Games With My Health Care System? - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:19:00 +0000

[...] on problems with the Massachusetts health care system here, here, [...]

By: Liberal Talking Points « Best American Conservative Blog

Liberal Talking Points « Best American Conservative Blog — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:01:49 +0000

[...] Massachusetts health care program is the main cause for their budget woes. Read More [...]

By: Mitt Romney vs. ObamaCare - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

Mitt Romney vs. ObamaCare - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:51:43 +0000

[...] noted the failures of the Massachusetts system on multiple [...]

By: Are MA voters rejecting MA’s universal health care? | Hot Trends News

Are MA voters rejecting MA’s universal health care? | Hot Trends News — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:13:39 +0000

[...] Peter Suderman wrote at the Daily Caller that the costs of Massachusetts health care are already 20% higher than projected three-and-a-half years ago when it was passed:: And in summer 2009, the state announced plans to drop coverage for 30,000 legal immigrants with a goal of cutting $130 million in health-care expenses. [...]

By: Health Care Reform and the State of the Republic

Health Care Reform and the State of the Republic — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:00:20 +0000

[...] with Republican establishment support, but if your focus is good policy rather than good politics, it’s not worth defending. Neither would any potential compromise along similar lines have [...]