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Baker, business leaders are at odds over healthcare costs

By Boston Globe  
   February 20, 2017

A major rift has opened up between Massachusetts business leaders and Republican governor Charlie Baker. Baker has been backed into a corner by the soaring expense of MassHealth, the state's publicly subsidized health insurance program for lower-income residents. MassHealth now accounts for about 40% of the state budget, and he fears that even more people will choose it over their employer's coverage. 

 

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