Unfortunately, in order to save face, this crowd of powerbrokers and others will continue to spew their victory propaganda while they are careful not to disclose the details of this ugly decree to the general public.

However, in the not too distant future, more and more residents of MA will come to know what awaits them and the small percentage of low-to-middle income uninsured, who are considered at this point as nothing more than collateral damage, will be joined by an larger, outraged public.

Let the games begin!

The group I belong to, the uninsured making over 30K per year is a small group, perhaps 50k to 60k, or 1% of the state population. Hardly a political force, and that’s why the legislators had no fear in passing the mandate. The former free care pool current subsidized insurance pool which represents about 7% to 8% of state population is not a political force because more than 50% in that group are illegal or don’t speak English.

The critical mass that will affect political change will only be reached when the middle class see their insurance rates/health costs go through the roof.

Of course the top notch people the insurance companies have know this, so there will be a lot cutting back in services, deductables, drugs, etc… in the name of reforming health care and keeping costs down. The Potemkin ruse should continue for a few more years until it’s no longer sustainable.