The Secrets of Massachusetts’ Success: Why 97 Percent of State Residents Have Health Coverage

January 15, 2009 In 2006, Massachusetts passed a law requiring all adults to have health insurance and 6.4% of adults were uninsured. By 2008, only 2.6% of residents lacked insurance. The state managed to make sure that nearly 97% of residents enrolled in a health insurance plan. The secrets of the state's success are investigated in this report by Stan Dorn, J.D., Ian Hill, M.P.A., M.S.W., Sara Hogan, M.H.S., for State Health Access Reform Evaluation, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Download the Report . . .