Thursday, April 06, 2006

Mass. Health bill premiums may exceed predictions

The Boston Globe reports:
When Governor Mitt Romney dramatically proposed a universal health insurance plan a year ago, a key element was providing low-cost, pared-down coverage for about $200 a month.

But in the end, legislators were unwilling to adopt some of the measures that the governor and insurers had counted on to lower premiums, and lawmakers and an insurance executive said in interviews yesterday that they expect average premiums under the bill passed this week will be about $325 a month for individuals and as much as twice that for families.
Amazing how politicians lie to get some power grab passed.Look how long it took for the real costs to go up? Not very long.If you are a businessman or businesswoman reading this do you really want to add jobs or stay in Massachusetts?