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...passed universal health care legislation in Massachusetts was the rare reform that drew praise from both sides of the political aisle, from Senator Hillary Clinton to conservative activist Grover Norquist. The product of months of negotiations between the state?s primarily Democratic lawmakers and Republican Governor and Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, it would require the state?s residents to have health insurance or face tax penalties, while employing a mix of tax credits and expansions of programs for low-income residents that experts think will result in most of the state?s estimated 550,000 uninsured getting some kind...
While Patrick criticized Governor W. Mitt Romney’s leadership as “cynical,” he stressed the need for Democrats to propose better solutions...
This week has been a proud one for the state of Massachusetts. In a landmark, bipartisan initiative, our state is set to become the first to offer universal health care. Pending the signature of Governor W. Mitt Romney, the state legislature’s bill will, over the course of three years, find ways to insure the state’s over 500,000 citizens currently without coverage. The system adopted carefully balances economic incentives by compelling individuals to take action on health care decisions when they previously had not, reducing costs for all. That means people who previously opted...
...turning point, in a sense that for the last 10 years, there was a sense that nothing could be done in this country in terms of coverage,” Blendon said. Partisan politics didn’t derail the proposal, even though the state’s governor, Mitt Romney, who earned law and business degrees from Harvard in 1974, is a Republican, and the legislature is controlled by Democrats. Unanimously approved in the Senate and passed on a 154-2 vote in the House, the legislation now awaits Romney’s signature. A Romney spokesman said yesterday...
...ahead, as his Democratic colleagues have already warned him it?s a bad political move for the 2006 congressional elections - which, of course, come before 2008. With these factors in mind, it?s worth remembering prominent governors like Iowa Democrat Tom Vilsack, Virginia Democrat Mark Warner and Massachusetts Republican Mitt Romney, some of the people who are running for President but may have a leg up because they don?t work in the U.S. Senate...