Massachusetts has been held out as an example of what the greater country is striving to achieve. About 3 or 4 years ago they inacted a health program that will cover up to 97% of their citizens. As in the proposed national plan, they have made having health insurance mandatory, through business or personal means, with incomes up to about 66k being subsidized to some means through taxes. The problem is they are about to bankrupt the process and are straining the budget to near busting. Why? they can't control costs. So now they are looking at a new (not so new) solution. I can see that this is where we may all end up at the national level.
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Mass. Panel Backs Radical Shift in Health Payment
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/he...tml?ref=health
After that we will need to have some form of care rationing. This is the best proposal out there but it will need to happen if we are going to make this work. It is a solution we may all need to get use to for our future. A radical change from a country based on free choice and cafe health care:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/ma...l?ref=magazine