Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
The Massachusetts health care insurance reform law, St. 2006, c.58,, enacted in 2006, mandates that nearly every resident of Massachusetts obtain a state-government-regulated minimum level of healthcare insurance coverage and provides free health care insurance for residents earning less than 150% of the federal poverty level (FPL) who are not eligible for Mass Health (Medicaid).
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