The answer is no
January 25th, 2007 by 
David E. Williams of the Health business blog
In October I asked Is there a $200/month health insurance solution? At the time, then Governor Mitt Romney asserted that such a premium level was attainable for individuals under the newly mandated health insurance requirements.
Last week the actual bids came back: $200 per month became $380. The problem is that the law requires affordable, comprehensive coverage. Unfortunately, reasonably comprehensive coverage –as specified by the Connector– costs more than $200 per month in Massachusetts.
Something has to give. It’s impossible to have affordable, comprehensive, universal coverage in Massachusetts without large subsidies. The health care reform bill does almost nothing to restructure the health care industry in the state.
Once the public. the Governor, the legislature and the Connector face up to the fact that something has to give, maybe the focus will turn to reform of the health care delivery system, not just the insurance market.
Posted in Economics, Health plans, Policy and politics | 
1 Comment »
February 7th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
[...] Romney also touted the prospect of $200 per month health care coverage for individuals, citing prototype plans he’d asked the state’s health insurers to create. When the actual bids came in around $380 per month, now ex-Governor Romney was quick to cast aspersions on the Democrats for screwing things up. [...]