The state of Massachusetts has universal health care and it's costing them a lot more than expected. One of the reasons is that a lot more people are signing up for the subsidized Commonwealth Care insurance than anticipated. The anticipated number was 140,000 and as of December, 169,000 signed up. The enrollment is expected to increase to 225,000 by June 2009.
I was born and grew up in Massachusetts. I know about the problems the state has experienced when the politicans have done the right thing in providing for their citizens. My experience in the past has been that when the state passed legislation to assist the poor and disadvantaged, the number of people signing up for the benefits far exceeded the anticipated numbers.
I wonder how that happens. Does the population of poor and disadvantaged citizens in Massachusetts suddenly increase? Did the politicians underestimate the numbers to make the math work so that the populace would accept the legislation? I would think that someone would want to find an answer to these questions. Personally, I know of former citizens of Massachusetts who have moved south to enjoy the sun and use a relative’s address in Massachusetts so that they could enjoy the benefits of being poor or disadvantaged in Massachusetts.
We all know that there will be a certain amount of fraud but how much is there in Massachusetts? Doing the right thing is frowned upon by so many because they believe that too many will take advantage. Doing the right thing is for the suckers the weak. I think it's about time the politicians in Massachusetts accept the responsibility of finding out why the number of enrollees in the Commonwealth Care insurance is so much greater than anticipated before considering more taxes.
Take a moment and read the article. It appears that the politicians in Massachusetts have found a group of citizens that can be gouged without creating uproar. This is important because we will all be considering universal health care as an option in the United States and if Massachusetts is used as an example of why it's a bad idea, we need to know why it's not working as anticipated.
I was born and grew up in Massachusetts. I know about the problems the state has experienced when the politicans have done the right thing in providing for their citizens. My experience in the past has been that when the state passed legislation to assist the poor and disadvantaged, the number of people signing up for the benefits far exceeded the anticipated numbers.
I wonder how that happens. Does the population of poor and disadvantaged citizens in Massachusetts suddenly increase? Did the politicians underestimate the numbers to make the math work so that the populace would accept the legislation? I would think that someone would want to find an answer to these questions. Personally, I know of former citizens of Massachusetts who have moved south to enjoy the sun and use a relative’s address in Massachusetts so that they could enjoy the benefits of being poor or disadvantaged in Massachusetts.
We all know that there will be a certain amount of fraud but how much is there in Massachusetts? Doing the right thing is frowned upon by so many because they believe that too many will take advantage. Doing the right thing is for the suckers the weak. I think it's about time the politicians in Massachusetts accept the responsibility of finding out why the number of enrollees in the Commonwealth Care insurance is so much greater than anticipated before considering more taxes.
Take a moment and read the article. It appears that the politicians in Massachusetts have found a group of citizens that can be gouged without creating uproar. This is important because we will all be considering universal health care as an option in the United States and if Massachusetts is used as an example of why it's a bad idea, we need to know why it's not working as anticipated.
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