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April 04, 2007 at 01:29 PM
About 63,000 of the 140,000 Massachusetts residents eligible for a new, discounted health insurance program already have signed up for coverage, officials say.
The state created the subsidized Commonwealth Care program to implement one component of its “universal health care” program, which eventually will require many employers to offer health coverage and will strongly encourage many state residents to make sure they are insured.
The Commonwealth Care program provides free or subsidized coverage from 4 private insurers for state residents who earn up to 300% of the federal poverty level. For individuals, the current income limit is $30,630.
The program started in October 2006, and enrollment has grown faster than expected, according to officials at the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, the agency in charge of Commonwealth Care.
