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Mitt Romney Returns to Massachusetts as a GOP Outlier: "Republicans Now Salute and Do What the President Tells them."

State leaders say the law helped push coverage above 97% and became the model for the Affordable Care Act.

  • On Monday, Governor Maura Healey joined former governors Mitt Romney and Deval Patrick at Faneuil Hall to mark the 20th anniversary of the health care reform law known as "Romneycare."
  • Signed on April 12, 2006, the legislation expanded insurance coverage through Medicaid expansion, subsidized private plans, and an individual mandate, becoming the blueprint for the Affordable Care Act.
  • Today, more than 97% of Massachusetts residents have coverage, though health care expenditures per person increased 5.7% from 2023 to 2024, exceeding the state's 3.6% benchmark.
  • Despite these gains, about 30,000 people in Massachusetts lost coverage after President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act removed subsidies for lawfully present immigrants.
  • Healey urged residents to "meet the moment once again" to tackle rising costs, as advocates project more than 200,000 low-income residents could lose MassHealth coverage in coming years due to federal changes.
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Fall River Reporter broke the news on Monday, April 13, 2026.
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