MA residents enrolling in health plan
Patient Financial Services Weekly Advisor, December 14, 2007
Massachusetts, the only state to require every individual to be insured, saw a big spike in enrollments in the last year and a half, the Boston Globe reports.
Nearly 300,000 enrolled in a health plan since the state mandated insurance coverage for all residents; those who do not enroll by the end of the year face penalties. Last year, the U.S. Census said there were 657,000 uninsured Massachusetts residents; the state estimated 395,000.
To read the full story in Medical News Today, click here.
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