More from the "That didn't work, let's try it again" files
This one is even better than the three state repeat at the federal level, since this is the blind squirrel known as the Boston Globe discovering a nut of under reported failure:
The forbidding arithmetic of healthcare reform
By Joan Vennochi
Globe Columnist
the Boston Globe
THE FUZZY math behind the Massachusetts universal healthcare law is starting to add up - just as Washington studies the law as a possible model for the nation.
Because of a recession-related drop in state revenues and a surge in enrollment by the recently unemployed, the truth is emerging at an inconvenient time. Massachusetts doesn’t have enough money to pay for the coverage envisioned by the law.
In June, state officials announced they are cutting $100 million from Commonwealth Care, which subsidizes premiums for needy residents. The poorest residents, along with the newest - legal immigrants - will take the hit.
This outcome is not surprising, but it is instructive as President Obama pushes for a national healthcare plan.
Indeed. Pay no attention to the tax collector weilding Atropos's scissors behind the curtain...
Hat Tip: Glenn "Instapundit" Reynolds
The forbidding arithmetic of healthcare reform
By Joan Vennochi
Globe Columnist
the Boston Globe
THE FUZZY math behind the Massachusetts universal healthcare law is starting to add up - just as Washington studies the law as a possible model for the nation.
Because of a recession-related drop in state revenues and a surge in enrollment by the recently unemployed, the truth is emerging at an inconvenient time. Massachusetts doesn’t have enough money to pay for the coverage envisioned by the law.
In June, state officials announced they are cutting $100 million from Commonwealth Care, which subsidizes premiums for needy residents. The poorest residents, along with the newest - legal immigrants - will take the hit.
This outcome is not surprising, but it is instructive as President Obama pushes for a national healthcare plan.
Indeed. Pay no attention to the tax collector weilding Atropos's scissors behind the curtain...
Hat Tip: Glenn "Instapundit" Reynolds