The State hasn’t posted the waiver documents yet, but we have them. Dig in, health reform wonks.
Also, State House News reported this afternoon that the health reform technical amendments legislation may move today (Thursday). One reason for urgency in moving the bill is a waiver provision that prevents the state from getting certain federal reimbursements until a technical correction is enacted. We’ll try to post anything we get as soon as we can.
Friday, the Affordability Committee of the Connector meets to discuss affordability issues, particularly C-CHIP premiums. The meeting, open to the public, is at 10:00 at the Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center in Shrewsbury. We’ll have an update on that meeting, too.
Friday morning addendum: The House and Senate were in late last night (House ’till 11:37, Senate past midnight), but no technical corrections bill emerged on the floor, and the House passed a 56-section technical corrections bill. Both branches meet for the last day of formal sessions next Monday. A bill could be passed during the “informal” sessions that continue for the rest of the year, but unanimous consent would be required.
Thanks much for posting the waiver documents. I’ve looked all over and couldn’t find them, so your work is much appreciated. Cheers!
Plan is begining to look unaffordable for
And let’s all remember that for those individuals and families who cannot afford to buy these new insurance products — products that are to be sold by private insurance companies that will be making a profit off of their sales — there will be an out for these folks not to suffer the “financial penalties” that are a hallmark this new Romney Care law.
These individuals and families can submit a waiver request to be granted a waiver from the Chapter 58 Individual Mandate due to the insurance product “not being affordable”. Great. These folks will still NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE.
We can do much better than this. We have the obligation to each other to do better.
Please consider signing up to support the Citizen’s Health Care Amendment Campaign at http://www.HealthCareForMass.org to establish a permanent right to affordable, comprehensive, and equitably financed health insurance for all in the Commonwealth.