Issue Position: Healthcare

Issue Position

In this difficult economic climate, the state legislature has made health care cost containment one of its major goals for the 2011-2012 legislative session. As families continue to struggle to put food on the table and hold on to their jobs, they should not be burdened by skyrocketing health care costs. The universal health care law passed in 2006 has gone a long way in covering residents who before were unable to obtain health care. Costs, however, have continued to go up for recipients, as well as employers and municipalities. The municipal health insurance reform plan that was part of the FY'12 budget is a major step forward in helping towns and cities across the Commonwealth contain costs, while still affording employees the right to negotiate their health plans.

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