Major Provisions | Senate Bill | Massachusetts Bill |
Individual Mandate | Yes | Yes |
Employer Responsibility | Yes | Yes |
Affordability Credits | Yes | Yes |
Standard Benefit Package | Yes | Yes |
Establishes Exchanges | Yes | Yes |
Prohibits Insurance Company From Canceling Coverage | Yes | Yes |
Bans Denying Medical Coverage For Pre-existing Conditions | Yes | Yes |
Medicaid Expansion | Yes | Yes |
Medicare Cuts | Yes | No Authority |
Cap On High-Cost Plans | Yes | No |
Monday, March 15, 2010
Similarities between Massachusetts and Congressional health reform plans
Scott Brown, Lindsey, Graham, and even Mit Romney are trying to distance the Democratic Congressional health reofrm plan from the Massachusetts plan: because Brown and Romney inconveniently supported both. the principal difference is the federal cuts from projected Medicare subsidies of health insurers expenses. But that is a logical consequence of the big increase in premiums due to the individual mandate and the absence of a public option. Thanks to The Wonk Room for the chart below, and Think Progress for the lead and analysis. The video is David Axelrod's rebuttal.
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