Massachusetts’ health care reform promised to provide universal health care coverage for the entire state and reduce health care costs, but two years after its implementation, it has accomplished neither. Not only has the program failed to insure the entire population, but it is running hundreds of millions of dollars over budget.
‘Fail First’ Policies Failed Me, It’s Time to Fix Step Therapy in Texas
When I was 14 years old, I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the joints, organs, and tissues it’s meant to protect. That diagnosis marked the start of a lifelong battle not just against disease, but against a system designed to deny me the treatment I...