OK, I have lived in MA most of my life. This post is extremely misleading. Masshealth is a program for the poorest of the poor, like those making under $20K a year. Its true that if you're at federal poverty level, you don't have to pay for healthcare in MA. However, if you have a job where you make say 35K a year, and your employer offers a minimum standard plan, you can't just sign up for Masshealth. There are people in MA who are working for very little money, say 40k a year, and are paying a lot more for worse health insurance than MassHealth provides. If you consider that universal healthcare then sure, MA has it.
Bubblygrumpy on November 10th, 2021 at 01:17 UTC »
I believe this is what Obama care was based off of before it got completely gutted.
ldelossa on November 10th, 2021 at 01:26 UTC »
Is this a relatively new thing?
Angelusflos on November 10th, 2021 at 04:11 UTC »
OK, I have lived in MA most of my life. This post is extremely misleading. Masshealth is a program for the poorest of the poor, like those making under $20K a year. Its true that if you're at federal poverty level, you don't have to pay for healthcare in MA. However, if you have a job where you make say 35K a year, and your employer offers a minimum standard plan, you can't just sign up for Masshealth. There are people in MA who are working for very little money, say 40k a year, and are paying a lot more for worse health insurance than MassHealth provides. If you consider that universal healthcare then sure, MA has it.