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Originally Posted by classicman
So 97% bought in? Or is it that only 3 % were not covered by other means like medicaid.
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Approximately 3% of taxpayers were determined by the Commonwealth to have had access to affordable insurance but paid an income tax penalty instead. Approximately 2% were determined not to have had access to affordable insurance, and a small number opted for a religious exemption to the mandate.[37] As of June 30, 2008, the estimated number of uninsured had dropped to 2.6%.[37] Comparing the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008, spending from the Health Safety Net Fund dropped 38% as more people became insured.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massach...eform#Outcomes