In Massachusetts, 98% of the people already have good insurance, and insurers can’t deny people based on pre-existing conditions.  It’s time the rest of the United States had the same access to good, affordable care.  Here in Texas, 6.1 million of us have no insurance, and one in 3 working-age adults and one in 5 children are uninsured.

We need real leadership from the President and Congress to get the job done, and pass reform to make decent, affordable health care available for every American.

“But a national plan that relies, as Massachusetts’ does, on both government-subsidized insurance and a mandate on employers to offer insurance or pay a penalty (in Massachusetts’ case, a very small penalty) should be able to cover nearly everyone without busting the budget.”