Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Health insurance might be obligatory in Connecticut in the same way as car insurance.
Lawmakers are in the early stages of mimicking the Massachusetts law that took result this month requiring all Massachusetts residents to purchase health insurance.
The theory is if everybody buys insurance, the pool would expand and prices would also fall.
Many people opt not to purchase health insurance because they are young, healthy, can not afford it, or feel they don't require it. However, when the uninsured are treated in hospitals, the costs are passed on to the public, officials say.
"In 2007, this is going to be the biggest issue facing the Democratic caucus and facing the legislature," said House Speaker James Amann, D-Milford. "Our model will be close to the Massachusetts model. But it will also have school clinics and dental clinics."
Amann started a Healthy Kids Connecticut task force last year to mallet out a plan. It comprises doctors, lawyers, and representatives of the insurance industry, business and labor.
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, put together a like task force and was able to pass a proposal through his state's largely Democratic legislature.
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@ 1:32 AM
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