NY Times: Massachusetts sets health plan for nearly all

Not ideal, but looks like MA is one step closer to universal health care...

[P.S. I like how the title of the article says "for nearly all"]

Massachusetts sets health plan for nearly all
By Pam Belluck
Published: April 5, 2006

BOSTON, April 4 — Massachusetts is poised to become the first state to provide nearly universal health care coverage with a bill passed overwhelmingly by the legislature Tuesday that Gov. Mitt Romney says he will sign.