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The MassACT! Campaign is actively pursuing real health reform in Massachusetts. For updated news and coverage regarding our ballot campaign, please continue to visit our press room.

December

November

Toward true national insurance (Globe)
Health costs rising faster than average (Globe)
Healthcare plans' similarities, differences (Globe)
Affordability is key (Globe)
The people's voice (Globe)
State Senate OK's healthcare plan (Globe)
State Senate mulling tax for health care plan (AP) (PDF)
Senate offers its plan to expand access to health insurance (SHNS)
Half-hearted on health (Globe)
Senate aide signals action on healthcare (Globe)
Shake-up envisioned in health insurance (Globe)
House approves healthcare overhaul (Globe)
Mend the healthcare bill (Globe)
DiMasi vows prompt health plan vote (Globe)
DiMasi to revise health plan after business outcry (Globe)
CEOs like universal health insurance (Globe)
Healthcare justice (Globe)
5-7% tax sought on firms for healthcare (Globe)

October

Bill lets employers avoid tax by providing health insurance (Globe)
Health plan pressures Mass. firms (Globe)
Health-care advocates ready ballot signatures (Cape Cod)
Voters place health care reform on the 2006 ballot (Lowell)
Voters seek health care reform (Sentinel)
Mass. House eyes tax hike to broaden healthcare (Globe)
Letter: Sign for better health care (Concord)
Holtzblatt: Health care act a step in the right direction (Sudbury)
Healthy support (Globe)

September

Campaign for Cambridge 2005: McGovern lauds youth sports (Cambridge)
Community Coalition supports initiative for affordable health care (Cape Cod)
STATE HOUSE NEWS POLL: Public Supports MassACT Initiative - 62% to 33%

On Monday, September 26, 2005, the State House News Service released a poll showing that a majority of Massachusetts residents favored the Massachusetts Affordable Care Today! Campaign's ballot proposal, The Massachusetts Quality Affordable Health Care Act. The poll indicated that if the election were held today the proposal would pass 62%-33%.

The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus five percent. Every question and every result is available at www.statehousenewspoll.com.

Health-care reform makes economic sense (Beverly)
Health care reform in Massachusetts (Arlington)
Drive would reform health care (Arlington)

August

Press Releases:

10-04-2005
Health Care Advocates Collect Over 38,000 Signatures For Health Reform Ballot Proposal In Ten Days (PDF)