Massachusetts Plan Creates Near Universal Coverage

97.4 percent of Massachusetts residents now have [health] insurance, compared with 90 percent when the law was passed in 2006. - Boston Globe

So...without change we'll see MORE Americans without health insurance and by default access to affordable healthcare.

Here's a plan that mandates nearly all individuals have health insurance of some sort. Insurance is mandated for ownership of cars and homes. Why not mandate insurance for healthcare?

My costs of healthcare are higher because a growing number of people require healthcare but are unable to afford it. Back-in-the-day, car insurance was so expensive because not everyone was required to have it. Those who could afford it, ended up paying higher premiums for higher costs. That all changed as all car owners were required to have car insurance.

What's the difference?

For an opposing viewpoint on the Massachusetts Plan, here's Why The Massachusetts Solution is No Solution.