President Obama signed into law an historic package of health reforms that will dramatically improve the state of health care across America. The new health reform law will guarantee that everyone—businesses large and small, seniors, children, those who currently have insurance and those who don't—have access to health coverage they can afford.
These state-specific one-page fact sheets are designed for advocates to use in their communities and highlight the following issues that the new health reform law addresses:
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Cracking down on insurance company abuses,
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Ending runaway premiums for the middle class,
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Providing financial security and stability, and
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Expanding coverage that will save lives.
* Massachusetts data are not reportable because implementation of the state's health reform law began in 2006 and continued into the report period. For more information on health reform in Massachusetts, please see our report,
Massachusetts Health Reform of 2006.
