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> California has no power to keep out sick red staters How does Massachusetts manage it then? They don't have the power to keep out those "sick red staters", a
by erichocean 7y ago
> California has no power to keep out sick red staters
How does Massachusetts manage it then? They don't have the power to keep out those "sick red staters", and yet the entire state has healthcare (by law).
Sounds like special-pleading to me. If a wealthy Blue state like Massachusetts can do it, then California can do it. I expect more from my representatives, not "sick Republicans in other states are stopping us!"
- klipt 7y agoHow do you think Massachusetts healthcare laws differ from California? They both have Obamacare which most people would say is not the same as universal healthcare.
- erichocean 7y agoMassachusetts has the lowest rates of uninsured residents in the United States at 2.8% [0] California is 2.6x higher at 7.8% [1], is not improving, and is a much bigger state numerically, so we're talking about ~3 million uninsured people. Prior to Obamacare, California was at a dismal 16%. And note: CA had Dem supermajority rule for years prior to Obamacare's implementation, and can easily pass the healthcare legislation it's constituents want and deserve. They, unlike Massachusetts, have chosen not to. Massachusetts has less uninsured because they go beyond the bare minimum provided by Obamacare. California Democrats can, and should, do more. [0] https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2019/08/20/uninsured-rates-by-town-blue-cross-massachusetts https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2019/08/20/uninsured-rates... [1] https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article234997637.html https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/articl...
- klipt 7y agoHow specifically do the Massachusetts laws differ? Remember Massachusetts' median income is around 30% higher than California, so it's possible even with identical governance the state with higher median income would have better outcomes.