Tuesday, April 18, 2006
The greatest wealth for a government is "a healthy citizen" and it is also a highest priority for them. As Massachusetts has decided to have mandatory health insurance for every citizen, this would be the best way to achieve the goal of a healthy citizen. This program, newly signed into law, which is based on the same assumption that to requires all drivers to purchase auto insurance: Individuals should be required to take pre-emptive measures, to ensure the government and taxpayers will not be forced to pick up the slack once an accident or health care problem occurs.
Although the new Massachusetts law is not universal healthcare, it may be the best amalgamation of the socialist value of governmental protection for all and the capitalist value of individual responsibility. With this Massachusetts plan, all citizens are required to purchase health insurance mandatory. The government will help subsidize those who are with low incomes. State officials also plan to work with private insurance companies in order to create low-cost plans for young adults or other citizens seeking only the most-basic insurance coverage. About 500,000 citizens are without health insurance in Massachusetts, and the hope is that each of those residents will have insurance by July 2007 under this new policy .If this Massachusetts health insurance plan works as well as its supporters hope, the rest of the nation may also follow suit. As long as low-income citizens receive the financial assistance necessary to purchase the mandated insurance and the government saves money by subsidizing insurance instead of emergency health care, the policy signed into law by Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney should certainly be used as a model for states across the nation.
posted by kanth
@ 9:29 PM
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