Pennsylvania Gets on the Mandatory Health Insurance Bandwagon

Pennsylvania Gets on the Mandatory Health Insurance Bandwagon

18 January 2007 · 1 Comment

Pennsylvania appears likely to follow the path blazed by Massachusetts and being explored by New Jersey and Connecticut. From Business Insurance:

Borrowing heavily from a Massachusetts law, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell on Wednesday unveiled a health care reform proposal that would subsidize coverage for the lower-income uninsured, set up a new state purchasing pool for individuals and small employers, impose an assessment on most employers that do not offer coverage as well as require middle and upper-income state residents to have health insurance.

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  • 1 Donna // 26 Jan 2007 at 10:14 am

    Even middle income people must choose to eat or have insurance. Where are we living in Cuba?