Health Reform Part 2 - The Individual Mandate in Massachusetts
Series: Health Reform in Massachusetts
From: Karen Brown
Length: 00:05:35
SINCE 2006, WHEN MASSACHUSETTS BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO REQUIRE ALL RESIDENTS TO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE., ABOUT 250,000 MORE STATE RESIDENTS HAVE EITHER BOUGHT POLICIES OR ACCEPTED THEIR EMPLOYER'S PLAN. SOME LEADERS IN WASHINGTON WANT TO DO THE SAME THING NATIONWIDE. BUT AS KAREN BROWN REPORTS IN HER SERIES ON MASSACHUSETTS LANDMARK HEALTH CARE LAW, THE MANDATE REMAINS CONTROVERSIAL.
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SINCE 2006, WHEN MASSACHUSETTS BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO REQUIRE ALL RESIDENTS TO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE., ABOUT 250,000 MORE STATE RESIDENTS HAVE EITHER BOUGHT POLICIES OR ACCEPTED THEIR EMPLOYER'S PLAN. SOME LEADERS IN WASHINGTON WANT TO DO THE SAME THING NATIONWIDE. BUT AS KAREN BROWN REPORTS IN HER SERIES ON MASSACHUSETTS LANDMARK HEALTH CARE LAW, THE MANDATE REMAINS CONTROVERSIAL.
Broadcast History
Aired on WFCR-FM, Amherst, as Part 2 of a 3-part series. But it can also stand alone. (NPR may be adapting this part for national broadcast.)
Transcript
HEALTH REFORM #2 -- THE MANDATE
SINCE 2006, WHEN MASSACHUSETTS BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO REQUIRE ALL RESIDENTS TO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE., ABOUT 250,000 MORE STATE RESIDENTS HAVE EITHER BOUGHT POLICIES OR ACCEPTED THEIR EMPLOYER'S PLAN. SOME LEADERS IN WASHINGTON WANT TO DO THE SAME THING NATIONWIDE. BUT AS WFCR’S KAREN BROWN REPORTS IN HER SERIES ON MASSACHUSETTS LANDMARK HEALTH CARE LAW, THE MANDATE REMAINS CONTROVERSIAL.
A SURVEY LAST YEAR BY HARVARD UNIVERSITY FOUND THAT ALMOST 60 PERCENT OF MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS APPROVE OF THE STATE’S INSURANCE MANDATE. GARY CLOUTIER IS NOT ONE OF THEM.
you're forcing something down my throat, then you're penalizing me because i can't afford it.
AMB: sounds of auto body shop....
CLOUTIER IS A STOCKY 47-YEAR-OLD WHO OWNS HIS OWN AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP IN WESTFIELD. HE HELPS SUPPORT HIS FIANCE AND HER THREE CHILDREN ON ABOUT FORTY-THOUSAND DOLLAR...
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Timing and Cues
5:35 plus intro
Intro and Outro
INTRO:SINCE 2006, WHEN MASSACHUSETTS BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO REQUIRE ALL RESIDENTS TO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE., ABOUT 250,000 MORE STATE RESIDENTS HAVE EITHER BOUGHT POLICIES OR ACCEPTED THEIR EMPLOYER'S PLAN. SOME LEADERS IN WASHINGTON WANT TO DO THE SAME THING NATIONWIDE. BUT AS REPORTER KAREN BROWN REPORTS IN HER SERIES ON MASSACHUSETTS LANDMARK HEALTH CARE LAW, THE MANDATE REMAINS CONTROVERSIAL.
OUTRO:Additional Credits
Jill Kaufman, editor
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