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2. Massachusetts health care reform - Wikipedia

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   The Massachusetts health care reform, commonly referred to as Romneycare, [1] was a healthcare reform law passed in 2006 and signed into law by Governor Mitt Romney with the aim of providing health insurance to nearly all of the residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . The law mandated that nearly every resident of Massachusetts obtain ...

3. Health insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, health insurance helps pay for medical expenses through privately purchased insurance, social insurance, or a social welfare program funded by the government. [1] [2] Synonyms for this usage include "health coverage", "health care coverage", and "health benefits". In a more technical sense, the term "health insurance" is ...

4. Healthcare disparity in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   Socioeconomic status is a strong indicator of health in a community. While the average uninsured rate in Massachusetts is 3.4%, the share of the population below the poverty line and the share of households with incomes less than $75,000 accounted for 85.3% of the uninsured population in Massachusetts.

5. Mass General Brigham - Wikipedia

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   Mass General Brigham. / 42.347414; -71.081904. Mass General Brigham (MGB) is a not-for-profit, [ 5] integrated health care system [ 6] that engages in medical research, [ 7] teaching, [ 8] and patient care. It is the largest hospital-based research enterprise in the United States, with annual funding of more than $2 billion. [ 9]

6. Patients with private insurance can face higher health costs ...

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   The new findings were based on an analysis of health insurance claims data from more than 4,000 hospitals in 49 states and Washington, D.C., from 2020 through 2022. It included both inpatient and ...

7. Health insurance costs in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 1999, workers' average contribution to the premium was $1,543, and in 2009 it was $3,515. For employers, their contribution was $4,247 in 1999 and $9,860 in 2009. [7] The lower a family's income is, the less likely that they can purchase health insurance, according to 2008 US Census figures. About 14.5% of households with $50,000 to $75,000 ...