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Health care access, affordability woes taint high Mass. insured rate

Health care access, affordability woes taint high Mass. insured rate

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While 95.7 percent of working-age Massachusetts adults have health insurance, almost half are having trouble taking advantage of that benefit, with scores experiencing difficulty getting health care appointments in a timely manner or even finding a provider who will accept them as a new patient and accept their insurance. The modern realities, confirmed in a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation annual survey that highlighted other problems in the care system, "are a reminder that

While 95.7 percent of working-age Massachusetts adults have health insurance, almost half are having trouble taking advantage of that benefit, with scores experiencing difficulty getting health care appointments in a timely manner or even finding a provider who will accept them as a new patient and accept their insurance. The modern realities, confirmed in a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation annual survey that highlighted other problems in the care system, "are a reminder that…