Etheredge Lynn M
Health Insurance Reform Project, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2006 Nov-Dec;25(6):w444-6. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.w444. Epub 2006 Sep 14.
The Massachusetts health reform offers an important opportunity for a new federal-state strategy to cover the uninsured. President George Bush's proposed health insurance tax credits could be added to the Massachusetts health reform. The combined plan would include Medicaid expansions; offer workers affordable coverage through competitive insurance markets; and provide federal, state, employer, and individual financing. Many other states might be interested in similar federal-state partnerships for the forty-five million uninsured Americans. Ending the national impasse on coverage needs this kind of bold initiative.
马萨诸塞州的医疗改革为制定一项覆盖未参保者的新联邦-州战略提供了重要契机。乔治·布什总统提议的医疗保险税收抵免可以加入到马萨诸塞州的医疗改革中。合并后的计划将包括扩大医疗补助计划；通过具有竞争力的保险市场为工人提供负担得起的保险；并提供联邦、州、雇主和个人资金。许多其他州可能会对针对4500万未参保美国人的类似联邦-州合作关系感兴趣。要打破全国在医保覆盖问题上的僵局，需要这样大胆的举措。
