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Massachusetts

BigmanPigman

(51,590 posts) Tue Jul 4, 2017, 04:29 AM Jul 2017

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Does Mass. still have a single payer type of health care system?

My family and I were wondering how it works if it is still in place.

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Does Mass. still have a single payer type of health care system? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Jul 2017 OP

They've never had "single payer". They had/have something similar to what became the ACA... PoliticAverse Jul 2017 #1

Thanks. If the ACA is repealed what does Mass. do? BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #2

Apparently that is the plan. Chemisse Jul 2017 #3

No they have Romney Care. Voltaire2 Jul 2017 #4

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. They've never had "single payer". They had/have something similar to what became the ACA...

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2017, 05:17 AM

Jul 2017

This Wikipedia page has more info than you probably want to know...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_health_care_reform

BigmanPigman

(51,590 posts)

2. Thanks. If the ACA is repealed what does Mass. do?

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 4, 2017, 05:46 AM

Jul 2017

Don they go back to their former plan?

Chemisse

(30,811 posts)

3. Apparently that is the plan.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 4, 2017, 05:59 AM

Jul 2017

The governor has assured the state that 'Mass Health' will continue.

Voltaire2

(13,023 posts)

4. No they have Romney Care.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2017, 06:59 AM

Jul 2017

It is what the ACA was more or less modeled after.

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