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2009-06-30 Home Front: Culture Wars

Massachusetts: 26% Consider States Health Care Reform a Success - model for US?

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-06-30 14:33|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 26% positive opinion. Yup, that's enough for the Democrats to run with the program. Never mind the other 74%.

Posted by tipover 2009-06-30 15:16|| 2009-06-30 15:16|| Front Page Top

#2 I read an article yesterday on IBD that says Mass is trying to find a way to continue to pay for the current medical program. The state has lost billions in revenue from the financial cricis and unemployment has driven more people to sign up for Mass(casualty)care. The state is whining that it'll run out of money in August if they can't find some way to either cut costs further (ration care) or raise more money (raise taxes). Doesn't sound much like a success to me...

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-06-30 15:42|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-06-30 15:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Always destroying the majority for the miniority. It's so "democratic".

Posted by newc">newc 2009-06-30 15:46|| 2009-06-30 15:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Last I saw, this is still twice the approval rating of congress.

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-06-30 16:04|| 2009-06-30 16:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Didn't Hawaii try a state health program, then cancel it when lo and behold they found people were abusing the system and would cost too much?

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-06-30 16:06|| 2009-06-30 16:06|| Front Page Top

#6 One major problem in MA is that there are not enough primary care physicians for all those newly insured folks. Universal coverage has not resulted in universal access. The same would happen nationally with Obamacare. Thus far, there've been few specifics by either Congress or the Administration as to how their plans would create an environment conducive to more physicians. Rising malpractice premiums, Loan debt from med school, and decreasing reimbursements do not constitute a model for attracting the best and brightest to medicine.

Posted by Black Bart Ebberens7700 2009-06-30 16:34|| 2009-06-30 16:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Of course costs are twice what the politicians promised.

Posted by ed 2009-06-30 17:39|| 2009-06-30 17:39|| Front Page Top

#8 I guess the 26% are getting free health care. Somebody has to pay the bill.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-06-30 17:50|| 2009-06-30 17:50|| Front Page Top

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