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What are some of the similarities and differences between the Massachusetts healthcare system and the ACA?

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This solution of 238 words looks at the major differences and similarities between the Massachusetts reform plan and the Affordable Care Act in terms of funding, employee, poor families, preventive services and more.

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Some of the major differences between the Massachusetts reform plan and the Affordable Care Act are that the Massachusetts plan is less dependent upon taxes and fees than the ACA because of the fact that the Massachusetts plan is primarily funded by federal funding, which has paid for about 64 percent of the cost of the plan while the state of Massachusetts has absorbed 18 ...

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