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Title: Consumers' Experience in Massachusetts: Lessons for National Health Reform

Copyright Date: September 2009

Pages: 25

Description: This report examines the impact of state health reform efforts on the lives of ordinary people in Massachusetts , including a look at coverage provided by both public programs and private sources. It focuses specifically on people's ability to afford and obtain needed care.  The authors find that the state-subsidized health insurance plans have provided coverage and access to thousands of low-income people without other access to health insurance.  However, it notes that certain groups, such as lower-income workers with inadequate employer-sponsored coverage, are still struggling to pay for health care..