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EFerrari

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10. This is what I was referring to (there are hot links at the link).

Reply to Marrah_G (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 15, 2012, 10:00 AM

Apr 2012

"Predictably, the plan did little to slow the growth of health costs that already were among the highest in the nation. A state report last year found that per capita health spending in Massachusetts was 15 percent above the national average. And from 2007 to 2009, private health insurance premiums rose between 5 and 10 percent annually, according to another state study.'

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/us/massachusetts-tries-to-rein-in-its-health-care-cost.html?pagewanted=all

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Two other data points MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #1

Manny! Have you got a link for all this information? rgbecker Apr 2012 #7

Yep, this diary is misleading. EFerrari Apr 2012 #8

It's a 5 % reduction in what people pay into Commonwealthcare Marrah_G Apr 2012 #9

This is what I was referring to (there are hot links at the link). EFerrari Apr 2012 #10

Romney is going to have to run against Obamacare, which is really The Second Stone Apr 2012 #2

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