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Supreme Court Health Ruling Seen as Win for Massachusetts

Massachusetts laid the groundwork for the 2010 federal health care overhaul with its 2006 health care law. The state and federal plans share a key component: an individual mandate requiring nearly everyone have insurance or face tax penalties.

Massachusetts laid the groundwork for the 2010 federal health care overhaul with its 2006 health care law. The state and federal plans share a key component: an individual mandate requiring nearly everyone have insurance or face tax penalties.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.