Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has been boasting his state’s health insurance reform initiative has reduced the number of uninsured by half, with nearly 300,000 more people added to the state’s health insurance rolls. What he doesn’t mention is that four out of five of them are relying heavily on taxpayer subsidies for their health [...]

Here’s what’s not in dispute: The United States spends 16 percent of its national income on health care, more than any other country in the world. In return, we get lower life expectancy than most other Western countries, uneven care, and enormous anxiety about how to pay for it.
Who’s to blame? Not the hospitals and [...]

Late Tuesday in the Assembly, action on the day’s scheduled calendar slowed as Democrats in the minority attempted to bring up bills they wanted to address before the Legislature adjourns next month. Republicans who control the Assembly turned back their attempts, however.
The autism bill passed 25-8 and was sent to the Assembly, where its future [...]