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Uninsured Ignore New Health-Care Law

Massachusetts takes its time enforcing universal requirement

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 2, 2007 5:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – A law requiring Massachusetts residents to have health insurance kicked in yesterday, but two-thirds of the 372,000 residents who need coverage haven't signed up, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Massachusetts is a pioneer in universal health care, and most people eligible for subsidized care...   Read full story »

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