Barack Obama

Health costs in Mass. are heading upward
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/03/04/medical-costs-are-rise-putting-risk-state-efforts-tie-health-spending-growth-economy/NZbvXc8uHVFKSlQNfIwp3O/story.html

In a 2013 report, Compared to the national average "MA spends 36% more than the US on a per capita basis on personal health care expenditures across all categories of services"
http://blog.hcfama.org/2013/10/08/cost-trends-hearing-2013-looks-at-states-health-ecosystem/

But what is important to note: "Higher costs were not caused or markedly accelerated by health reform, as
Massachusetts has been a high-spending state for years"
http://bluecrossmafoundation.org/sites/default/files/download/publication/Cost%20Deck%20March%202013.pdf

Conversely, such health reform did not markedly improve costs or mitigate a situation that is out of control. If we are to learn anything from MA, the US still is going to be facing the ever-growing burden of health costs, which stress both families and the economy.

With that, I need to bow out here. I mistakenly posted in this sub-group and I'm pretty sure this response in itself is probably unwelcomed according to the aforementioned purpose of this group. Sorry.