Reply #21: Pnhp is always leaving out information to promote their distortion of a public option

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Massachusetts health care isn't a failure, and everything Pnhp presents to suggest it is...

First, it has not achieved universal healthcare, although the reform has been a boon to the private insurance industry...

Second, the reform does not address the problem of insurance being connected to jobs...

Third, the program is not affordable for many individuals and families...

Fourth, the costs of the reform for the state have been formidable...

Fifth, reform does not assure access to care...

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We must let Congress know we want improved access to affordable healthcare for all, not more expensive private health insurance we can’t afford to use when we are sick. Massachusetts healthcare reform fails on all five Institute of Medicine criteria. Congress should not make it a model for the nation.

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...is attributable to the fact that Mass. has no public option, which would control costs, improve quality and expand coverage. This is why Pnhp's claim that Congress is trying to make Mass the model is completely misleading.