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May 29, 2009

Health care lessons from Mass. and Tenn.

  • Nearly every Massachusetts resident has health insurance, but there aren't enough doctors and state costs are climbing. Tennessee's program hasn't cramped the budget, but few people have signed up.
    • By CARLA K. JOHNSON
    AP Medical Writer

    Laid off from her job in Massachusetts, Danielle Marks thought immediately about losing her health insurance. How could she afford the medication and physical therapy she needed to heal after shoulder surgery?

    Valerie Nash, laid off in Tennessee, thought about her diabetes. Could she stock up enough test strips and insulin before her coverage expired?


     
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