Jeb Bush backs Ted Cruz

Jeb Bush backs Ted Cruz

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ted Cruz embraced Jeb Bush's endorsement on Wednesday and claimed he could build a broad coalition capable of beating Hillary Clinton in the fall — if only he can climb past the surging Republican presidential front-runner, Donald Trump.

Clinton won in Arizona, maintaining a lopsided advantage over Bernie Sanders in the Democratic race despite his convincing wins in Utah and Idaho on Tuesday night. Trump and Cruz split the previous night's two GOP contests, the billionaire taking Arizona and the Texas senator winning Utah.

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

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

State House News Service

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 the goals of health care reform are not fully achieved by simply reducing the number of people who are uninsured," according to the non-profit group.

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