By now you’ve probably heard or read about Massachusetts’s new health care law, which would require the uninsured to sign up for health coverage or risk being penalized on their state income taxes. Plans will be offered on a sliding scale, and those who can’t afford plans will receive subsidies.
Medical News Today has a round-up of opinions. As others have pointed out, about 10 percent of Massachusetts residents are uninsured, compared to 16 percent nationally. Unemployment in the state is also low. The new law probably won’t serve as a national model for universal care.