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This 5 page paper is a policy memo, designed to discuss the significance of a single-payer health care initiative in Massachusetts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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care, outlined by Mass-Care supporters and state legislators like Congressman Tierney, reflects the interests of households in Massachusetts and benefits healthcare providers, non-health sector employees and the government in a
number of specific ways. Though opposed by health insurance companies, the proposal reflects the best interest for the largest number of people.
Any theoretical analysis of the proposed single-payer health care initiative requires an understanding of constrained optimization. In essence, the benefits of this type of program have to be weighed
against the specific constraints, including the cost and management of the single-payer health care system. At the same time, it must also be recognized that the issue of uninsured
and underinsured individuals in the state, and the household expenditures for private-pay insurance are elements that can be weighed against the costs of the single-payer health care initiative.
There are many misconceptions about the uninsured, underinsured and uninsurable in Massachusetts and in the United States as a whole. Many people, who have insurance coverage through their employers,
perceive this group as consisting of impoverished families, many of whom are eligible for Medicaid benefits anyway. The reality of the uninsured and uninsurable not represented by Medicaid in
the United States is that this population generally consists of middle class families and children. In 1991, there were almost 36 million Americans without health care coverage (Birenbaum, 1993).
Of this number, a surprising 51.3 percent were employed people under the age of 65 (Birenbaum, 1993). Almost 28 percent of the uninsured individuals were children, and only
16.8 percent were non-working adults (Birenbaum, 1993). These figures present a surprisingly different perspective on the uninsured. Many of the working adults in the United States can receive
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