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The Massachusetts Avenue of health reform

The Health Policy Exchange

In contrast to the personality-driven path that Lyndon Johnson took to navigate legislative obstacles to Medicare and Medicaid, former management consultant Mitt Romney charted a decidedly different course to expanding health insurance when he became governor of Massachusetts in 2003. It was one thing to ask drivers to buy car insurance.

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In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of U.S. Uninsured

Physician's Weekly

So began the stress of trying to pay for tens of thousands of dollars in treatment — without health insurance. Making sure he had insurance was the last thing on his mind, until recently, Fry said. To save money, Fry said, he’s taking a less aggressive treatment route than his doctor recommended.