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[deleted] t1_ite06vs wrote

Reply to comment by vertigostereo in Questions 5 and 6 seem like a no brainer to me. Anyone want to try and change my mind? by MarcoVinicius

That’s easily solved by making a requirement of “proof of at least one year of state residency” or something similar.

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vertigostereo t1_ite1tnv wrote

It isn't that simple. Insurance could vanish from the state. What would people do for that year?

It's easy to imagine problems, what about people who live in RI, CT, NH and work in MA, would their employers drop insurance? An insurance company is the largest employer in the state, would they leave like how Colt left Hartford...

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Quirky_Butterfly_946 t1_ite3wpd wrote

MA workers who live out of state already still pay MA state taxes as well as any other job related contributions such as PFML. So would they force out of state workers to contribute and yet not have access?

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[deleted] t1_ite3nd8 wrote

The could be solved by staying the way it is, where an employer has to offer private insurance. Money is money, someone will offer coverage. And people who live elsewhere but live here is an entirely different issue, keeping Mass jobs in Mass should be a focus. We don’t need “our money” to be spent in neighboring states.

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Quirky_Butterfly_946 t1_ite8tu0 wrote

Then you will really see housing prices skyrocket. There are a lot of people who need healthcare willing to do whatever it takes to get medical attention

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