Saturday, July 15, 2006
Massachusetts Delays on Universal Insurance
Source: kaisernetwork.org
The Massachusetts Constitutional Convention on Wednesday voted to delay introduction a proposed amendment on the November ballot that will guarantee reasonable health care to all state residents, the Boston Globe reports. The proposed alteration will guarantee "comprehensive, affordable and fairly financed health insurance coverage" in the state. The Constitutional Convention sent the measure to a legislative committee for additional study, making it improbable the amendment question would appear on the November ballot. "Even if the committee acts favorably on the proposal, it might not reach the Legislature for a floor vote in time to be included on the ballot," the Globe reports. Barbara Waters Roop, co-chair of the Health Care for Massachusetts Campaign, said, "The only way to defeat this was through a parliamentary maneuver like this. We expect it was gravely meant as a way to elucidate some concerns about the amendment."
According to the Globe, the campaign for the modification "lost momentum" following Gov. Mitt Romney's (R) signing of a health care reform bill into law that is future to give coverage for about 500,000 uninsured state residents, the Globe reports. (Krasner, Boston Globe, 7/13). A coalition of supporters called Affordable Care Today last week announced it will support completion of the state's health care reform law and abandon efforts to put the question on the ballot.
Source: kaisernetwork.org
The Massachusetts Constitutional Convention on Wednesday voted to delay introduction a proposed amendment on the November ballot that will guarantee reasonable health care to all state residents, the Boston Globe reports. The proposed alteration will guarantee "comprehensive, affordable and fairly financed health insurance coverage" in the state. The Constitutional Convention sent the measure to a legislative committee for additional study, making it improbable the amendment question would appear on the November ballot. "Even if the committee acts favorably on the proposal, it might not reach the Legislature for a floor vote in time to be included on the ballot," the Globe reports. Barbara Waters Roop, co-chair of the Health Care for Massachusetts Campaign, said, "The only way to defeat this was through a parliamentary maneuver like this. We expect it was gravely meant as a way to elucidate some concerns about the amendment."
According to the Globe, the campaign for the modification "lost momentum" following Gov. Mitt Romney's (R) signing of a health care reform bill into law that is future to give coverage for about 500,000 uninsured state residents, the Globe reports. (Krasner, Boston Globe, 7/13). A coalition of supporters called Affordable Care Today last week announced it will support completion of the state's health care reform law and abandon efforts to put the question on the ballot.
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