We’re approaching the one year anniversary (April 12) of the signing of Chapter 58, the health insurance reform bill that is the subject of this blog. The bill was signed by Gov. Romney with a phalanx of leaders from both democratic and republican parties and celebrated not only as the solution for keeping federal funds flowing into Massachusetts to care for the uninsured (a major reason for the bill), but also as THE solution to the mess we call the health care system. Media reports have mostly been celebratory since then, and there have been dozens of stories across the country of other states mimicking Massachusetts’ solution to the problem of the uninsured.

But is it successful? Read more…