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More ‘Success’ for the Massachusetts Model

Posted By Michael D. Tanner On August 24, 2009 @ 8:27 am In Health Care | Comments Disabled

The Boston Globe reports ^[1] that Massachusetts now has the highest insurance premiums in the nation. The average family premium for plans offered by employers in Massachusetts was $13,788 in 2008, 40 percent higher than in 2003. Over the same period, premiums nationwide rose an average of 33 percent. And, according to the Commonwealth Fund, an annual family premium in Massachusetts is expected to hit $26,730 by 2020. Meanwhile CNN hails ^[2] Romneycare as the model for the nation…

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[1] reports: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/25/vineyarders_pressed_by_health_costs/

[2] hails: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/romney.health.care/index.html

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