Massachusetts Health Care Access and Affordability Committee Report

April 3, 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Access and Affordability Committee Report This Conference Committee Report contains a comprehensive plan for increasing health insurance coverage for all residents of Massachusetts. This bill is a bridge between principles in the House and Senate bills, H 4479 and S 2282. The bill would redeploy current public funds to more effectively cover currently uninsured low-income populations, and would make quality health coverage more affordable for all residents of the Commonwealth. The bill promotes individual responsibility by creating a requirement that everyone who can afford health insurance obtain it, while also responding to concerns . . .