How would the GOP health plan play out in Mass.?
As Congress debates the Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act, Massachusetts is in a unique position. The state’s landmark 2006 health care overhaul resulted in near-universal coverage long before the federal law was enacted — so, no matter what Congress passes, it is likely to play out differently here.
But Massachusetts is not immune to the tidal wave of change that could flow from the proposed legislation. In part, that’s because the state’s program now conforms to the federal Affordable Care Act, which the GOP plan would replace.
More important, the state’s program depends on federal funding to provide the tax credits that have made health insurance affordable for lower-income people. The fate of that funding is now uncertain.
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